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Saudi Arabia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 96.2% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 56.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Mauritania, you would:

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pay 3.2% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$6.32 SAR23.70	+109.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$7.73 SAR29.00	+23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.74 SAR2.79	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.27 SAR1.02	-87.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.92 SAR3.43	+231.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.62 SAR13.56	+31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$6.74 SAR25.26	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.52 SAR9.47	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$3.28 SAR12.28	+30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.97 SAR3.63	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.78 SAR2.91	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.80 SAR3.00	+22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.74 SAR2.77	+64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.66 SAR2.49	+90.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.65 SAR2.43	+65.3%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$2.32 SAR8.72	-56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$33.84 SAR126.92	+54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	+241.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$19.00 SAR71.26	+388.1%
Average			+156.8%

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pay 56.3% more for housing

	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$74.04 SAR277.70	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	+92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+122.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$97.42 SAR365.42	-12.6%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+379.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	-7.5%
Average			+185.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.89 SAR7.09	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.48 SAR13.06	+51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$7.47 SAR28.00	+197.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$106.43 SAR399.18	+22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$17.24 SAR64.67	+322.5%
Average			+118.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$48.71 SAR182.69	+138.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$57.50 SAR215.68	+176.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$88.56 SAR332.16	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$79.17 SAR296.96	+91.1%
Average			+108.5%

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