Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Ukraine

Ukraine vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Ukraine is 3.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Ukraine
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Ukraine
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Ukraine
Housing: pay 5.7% less in Ukraine
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Ukraine
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% less in Ukraine
Clothing: pay 87.4% more in Ukraine

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

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Ukraine vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Ukraine
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$7.28 UAH327.13	+192.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.79 UAH260.14	-2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.73 UAH33.01	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.50 UAH22.24	-76.9%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Mauritania	Ukraine
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.73 UAH32.65	+171.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.30 UAH193.14	+43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.41 UAH198.32	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.86 UAH83.64	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.07 UAH93.16	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.48 UAH21.66	-66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.69 UAH30.95	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.73 UAH32.89	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.10 UAH49.29	+113.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.32 UAH14.25	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.24 UAH10.58	-42.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Ukraine
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.12 UAH274.80	+12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$13.84 UAH621.89	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$29,153.65 UAH1M	+289.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$4.95 UAH222.27	+28.1%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 5.7% less for housing

	Mauritania	Ukraine
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$5.86 UAH263.29	-90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	+9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	-31.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Ukraine
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,644.44 UAH298K	-11.5%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Ukraine
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.11 UAH49.85	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.34 UAH60.14	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.95 UAH132.47	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$4.17 UAH187.12	+2.8%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 87.4% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Ukraine
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	+250.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	+62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	+88.5%
Average			+87.4%

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