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Mauritania vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 6.5% cheaper than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.8% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 17.1% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 18.4% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.8% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD141.61	$3.01 MRO1,082	-63.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD72.71	$6.28 MRO2,254	+46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD14.43	$1.77 MRO637	+108.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.65	$2.16 MRO775	+168.2%
Average			+64.8%

Namibia vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	Namibia	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD14.97	$0.28 MRO99	-68.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD67.19	$2.76 MRO990	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD90.82	$5.36 MRO1,923	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD39.57	$2.23 MRO800	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD42.24	$2.51 MRO901	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD15.45	$1.00 MRO360	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD13.95	$0.83 MRO299	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.31	$0.65 MRO234	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD14.04	$0.45 MRO161	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD17.40	$0.35 MRO126	-65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD17.94	$0.39 MRO141	-62.9%
Average			-25.8%

Namibia vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Namibia	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD81.75	$5.36 MRO1,924	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD782.76	$21.97 MRO7,889	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD317,328.56	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-59.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD130.13	$3.89 MRO1,397	-49.3%
Average			-37.6%

Namibia vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.1% less for housing

	Namibia	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,088.80	$60.27 MRO21,637	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,690.95	$225.73 MRO81,036	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,915.09	$162.03 MRO58,168	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,223.92	$111.41 MRO39,996	+54.3%
Average			-17.1%

Namibia vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

	Namibia	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,660.61	$73.21 MRO26,284	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,973.95	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+29.2%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD23.82	$1.96 MRO703	+39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD31.54	$2.30 MRO825	+23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD51.22	$2.51 MRO902	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD645.74	$87.27 MRO31,329	+129.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD97.55	$4.08 MRO1,465	-29.1%
Average			+29.2%

Namibia vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Namibia	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD992.42	$20.45 MRO7,342	-65.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD474.22	$20.77 MRO7,455	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,579.49	$69.22 MRO24,848	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,305.47	$41.44 MRO14,876	-46.2%
Average			-40.7%

Namibia vs. Mauritania - 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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