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Mongolia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 56.7% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 68.0% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 54.2% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 35.4% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 61.2% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Mongolia

The cost of clothing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Mauritania. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Mongolia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Mauritania, you would:

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-78.8%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 68.0% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+233.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+112.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+186.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+160.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+12.4%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+280.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	+28.5%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 35.4% more for housing

	Mauritania	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+123.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+143.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-47.9%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 61.2% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	+127.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-5.4%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-4.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+300.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+215.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+263.3%
Average			+205.7%

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