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Mauritania vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 5.4% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 14.0% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 49.0% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 48.5% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 5.2% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 41.1% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.7% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR296.79	$3.01 MRO1,082	-53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.10	$6.28 MRO2,254	-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.92	$1.77 MRO637	+90.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.50	$2.16 MRO775	+290.2%
Average			+81.7%

Mauritius vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

	Mauritius	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.01	$0.28 MRO99	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.06	$2.76 MRO990	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR243.78	$5.36 MRO1,923	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.23 MRO800	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.63	$2.51 MRO901	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.11	$1.00 MRO360	+18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.65	$0.83 MRO299	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.78	$0.65 MRO234	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.87	$0.45 MRO161	-60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.11	$0.35 MRO126	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.60	$0.39 MRO141	-12.2%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 49.0% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.20	$5.36 MRO1,924	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	$21.97 MRO7,889	-33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-75.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	$3.89 MRO1,397	-87.2%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Mauritius	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	$60.27 MRO21,637	+94.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	$225.73 MRO81,036	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	$162.03 MRO58,168	-50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	$111.41 MRO39,996	+199.6%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 5.2% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	$73.21 MRO26,284	-49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+59.5%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.62	$1.96 MRO703	-4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.34	$2.30 MRO825	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.10	$2.51 MRO902	-58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	$87.27 MRO31,329	+133.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.30	$4.08 MRO1,465	-31.2%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 41.1% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	$20.45 MRO7,342	-59.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	$20.77 MRO7,455	-49.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	$69.22 MRO24,848	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	$41.44 MRO14,876	-38.0%
Average			-41.1%

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