Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 35.2% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 34.9% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 57.2% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 85.8% more in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$7.80 TRY386.28	+212.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$8.25 TRY408.38	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.28 TRY63.31	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.44 TRY22.00	-79.3%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.96 TRY47.63	+259.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.58 TRY226.89	+53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$3.74 TRY185.39	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.15 TRY106.63	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.91 TRY94.53	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.80 TRY39.56	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.86 TRY42.40	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.46 TRY22.93	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.55 TRY27.10	+6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.23 TRY11.59	-46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.19 TRY9.29	-54.2%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.08 TRY251.45	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+48.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+476.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$8.30 TRY410.92	+114.8%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 34.9% more for housing

	Mauritania	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$13.65 TRY675.87	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+99.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-48.1%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 57.2% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+80.8%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$3.02 TRY149.34	+72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.43 TRY169.90	+50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.16 TRY106.77	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	-38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.91 TRY292.72	+45.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 85.8% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+196.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+70.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+77.9%
Average			+85.8%

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