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Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 56.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 58.3% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 44.0% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+140.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-80.7%
Average			-4.7%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.3% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.01 ZWL326.12	+266.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+92.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.98 ZWL636.46	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.37 ZWL762.99	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.08 ZWL349.08	+8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.73 ZWL234.29	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+64.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.61 ZWL196.88	+36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.66 ZWL211.93	+88.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.80 ZWL258.09	+104.1%
Average			+58.3%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+93.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	+211.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+413.8%
Average			+182.4%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.0% more for housing

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+164.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	+24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	-46.9%
Average			+44.0%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+215.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	-8.6%
Average			+103.5%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.62 ZWL523.25	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+175.7%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	+40.4%
Average			-2.0%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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