Cost of living comparison
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Swaziland vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary
Swaziland is 3.8% cheaper than Mauritania overall.
Swaziland vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$10.22
SZL168.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
MRO2,130
|
$5.91
SZL97.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MRO632
|
$1.10
SZL18.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
MRO770
|
$0.59
SZL9.64
|
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Mauritania vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO96
|
$0.83
SZL13.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
MRO1,074
|
$5.41
SZL88.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.02
MRO2,160
|
$5.91
SZL97.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
MRO832
|
$1.80
SZL29.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
MRO882
|
$2.59
SZL42.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
MRO518
|
$0.80
SZL13.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MRO302
|
$0.29
SZL4.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
MRO257
|
$0.56
SZL9.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MRO185
|
$0.63
SZL10.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
MRO157
|
$0.58
SZL9.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.70
SZL11.44
|
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Mauritania vs. Swaziland - Cost of groceries
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
MRO1,945
|
$4.91
SZL80.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.81
MRO7,831
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,478.76
MRO3M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MRO1,387
|
?? | |
Mauritania vs. Swaziland - Cost of transportation
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.83
MRO21,479
|
$27.04
SZL444.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.49
MRO105K
|
$271.15
SZL4,462.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.41
MRO62,615
|
$176.26
SZL2,900.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.49
MRO35,360
|
$49.01
SZL806.56
|
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Mauritania vs. Swaziland - Cost of housing
pay 15.9% less for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$443.74
MRO159K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,503.69
MRO3M
|
$6,309.26
SZL104K
|
|
Mauritania vs. Swaziland - Cost of childcare
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.75
MRO626
|
$2.10
SZL34.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MRO819
|
$2.55
SZL42.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.79
SZL45.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.63
MRO31,100
|
$22.53
SZL370.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.05
MRO1,454
|
$3.61
SZL59.33
|
|
Mauritania vs. Swaziland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.21
MRO5,459
|
$34.55
SZL568.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.85
MRO8,204
|
$15.02
SZL247.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.31
MRO24,522
|
$70.10
SZL1,153.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.74
MRO16,780
|
$54.08
SZL889.93
|
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Mauritania vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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