Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 20.1% cheaper than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 67.0% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 45.3% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.9% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.15	$2.49 MRO895	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL156.28	$5.93 MRO2,130	-32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.23	$1.76 MRO632	+72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL11.99	$2.14 MRO770	+219.6%
Average			-42.9%

Moldova vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Moldova	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.08	$0.27 MRO96	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.24	$2.99 MRO1,074	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL78.82	$6.02 MRO2,160	+36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.28	$2.32 MRO832	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.31	$2.46 MRO882	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.07	$1.44 MRO518	+219.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.57	$0.84 MRO302	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.59	$0.72 MRO257	-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.56	$0.51 MRO185	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.44 MRO157	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.20	$0.41 MRO147	+74.7%
Average			+5.5%

Moldova vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	Moldova	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL109.96	$5.42 MRO1,945	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL305.22	$21.81 MRO7,831	+27.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL577K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-76.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL76.89	$3.86 MRO1,387	-10.2%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Moldova	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL190.16	$59.83 MRO21,479	+462.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	$291.49 MRO105K	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	$174.41 MRO62,615	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	$98.49 MRO35,360	-26.7%
Average			-27.4%

Moldova vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 67.0% more for childcare

	Moldova	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	$443.74 MRO159K	+102.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+38.0%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.74	$1.75 MRO626	+16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.61	$2.28 MRO819	+29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.51	$2.49 MRO895	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL565.92	$86.63 MRO31,100	+173.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.33	$4.05 MRO1,454	-37.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 45.3% less for clothing

	Moldova	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL943.56	$15.21 MRO5,459	-71.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL681.64	$22.85 MRO8,204	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	$68.31 MRO24,522	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	$46.74 MRO16,780	-29.8%
Average			-45.3%

Moldova vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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