Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 17.1% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 22.5% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Zimbabwe

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

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Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+190.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.73 ZWL234.79	-58.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.42 ZWL135.90	-80.3%
Average			+21.5%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.00 ZWL322.00	+273.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	+76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.90 ZWL611.53	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.12 ZWL682.33	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.10 ZWL353.72	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.73 ZWL236.30	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.59 ZWL188.63	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.67 ZWL217.09	+53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.72 ZWL231.09	+75.1%
Average			+26.6%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	+106.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	+214.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	+404.7%
Average			+112.5%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay about the same for housing

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	+47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	+21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	-43.3%

Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 22.5% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$331.89 ZWL107K	-25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	-19.7%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.56 ZWL825.12	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$1.75 ZWL563.50	-29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+146.9%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Mauritania	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	+46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	+5.6%
Average			-8.9%

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