Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Peru

Peru vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 13.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Peru
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Peru
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Peru
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Peru
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Peru
Clothing: pay 44.1% more in Peru

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

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Peru vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$3.46 PEN11.93	+38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$6.26 PEN21.58	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.98 PEN3.38	-44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.54 PEN1.85	-74.9%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.93 PEN6.64	+618.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.69 PEN12.73	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.12 PEN17.65	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.91 PEN10.04	+25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.62 PEN9.03	+6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.86 PEN2.97	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.48 PEN1.66	-42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.54 PEN1.85	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.51 PEN1.75	-1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.42 PEN1.44	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.41 PEN1.41	+0.1%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.81 PEN20.01	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$21.42 PEN73.79	-1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	+173.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$19.50 PEN67.18	+404.7%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Mauritania	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$29.21 PEN100.61	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	+48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$248.75 PEN856.90	+42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$40.94 PEN141.03	-58.4%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$132.64 PEN456.92	-70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	-0.6%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.33 PEN8.04	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.02 PEN10.42	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$5.55 PEN19.12	+122.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$31.34 PEN107.96	-63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.06 PEN17.43	+24.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 44.1% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$46.89 PEN161.52	+208.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$25.32 PEN87.21	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$65.41 PEN225.33	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$61.54 PEN212.00	+31.7%
Average			+44.1%

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