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Philippines vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 17.1% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Philippines
Groceries: pay 83.0% more in Philippines
Transportation: pay 32.6% more in Philippines
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Philippines
Childcare: pay 29.0% more in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Philippines
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Philippines

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

Philippines vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$3.83 ₱224.67	+27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.27 ₱191.88	-47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.69 ₱40.61	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.38 ₱22.28	-82.4%
Average			-41.0%

Mauritania vs. Philippines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.0% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Philippines
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.24 ₱72.81	+349.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.91 ₱228.99	+41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$7.02 ₱411.39	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.06 ₱120.55	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.91 ₱112.14	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.42 ₱83.20	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.65 ₱37.83	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.17 ₱68.55	+79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.69 ₱40.60	+54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.95 ₱55.60	+171.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$1.17 ₱68.70	+198.4%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.15 ₱243.11	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$12.67 ₱742.62	-42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$24,414.32 ₱1,431,533.67	+224.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$2.78 ₱162.89	-28.6%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Mauritania	Philippines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$27.95 ₱1,638.62	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$254.21 ₱14,905.35	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$161.64 ₱9,477.69	-0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$80.13 ₱4,698.13	-28.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 29.0% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$130.02 ₱7,623.63	+77.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$5,634.78 ₱330,395.39	-19.6%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.20 ₱70.27	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.17 ₱127.27	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.73 ₱159.93	+8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$30.80 ₱1,805.83	-64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$5.63 ₱329.85	+37.9%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Philippines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$41.17 ₱2,413.97	+101.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$25.58 ₱1,499.85	+23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$69.76 ₱4,090.59	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$65.98 ₱3,868.53	+59.2%
Average			+46.1%

Mauritania vs. Philippines - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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