Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 49.7% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 68.2% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 31.0% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 68.1% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 90.1% more in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$4.28 NT$136.94	+71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$4.99 NT$159.58	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.95 NT$30.41	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.65 NT$20.68	-69.8%
Average			+0.2%

Mauritania vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.74 NT$55.75	+550.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$10.75 NT$343.72	+259.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$11.29 NT$360.84	+87.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.49 NT$79.71	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$3.71 NT$118.68	+51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.94 NT$61.93	+34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.13 NT$36.09	+34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.36 NT$43.50	+90.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.45 NT$46.48	+182.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$1.07 NT$34.32	+145.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.96 NT$30.56	+133.2%
Average			+112.3%

Mauritania vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.2% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$3.85 NT$123.03	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+340.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$8.50 NT$271.68	+120.0%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 31.0% more for housing

	Mauritania	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$21.08 NT$673.70	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	+66.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	-36.3%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 68.1% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+133.2%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.82 NT$58.32	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.83 NT$90.51	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.03 NT$128.75	+61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$9.97 NT$318.70	+146.1%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 90.1% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+301.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	+42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+98.4%
Average			+90.1%

Mauritania vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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