Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 17.5% cheaper than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 52.6% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 64.4% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.07 NIO260.53	$2.49 MRO895	-64.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 NIO255.89	$5.93 MRO2,130	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 NIO31.77	$1.76 MRO632	+104.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 NIO22.88	$2.14 MRO770	+245.3%
Average			-28.0%

Nicaragua vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 NIO62.93	$0.27 MRO96	-84.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 NIO136.25	$2.99 MRO1,074	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 NIO171.26	$6.02 MRO2,160	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 NIO86.37	$2.32 MRO832	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 NIO93.99	$2.46 MRO882	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$1.44 MRO518	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$0.84 MRO302	+209.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.72 MRO257	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO40.73	$0.51 MRO185	-53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NIO61.77	$0.44 MRO157	-73.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.41 MRO147	-59.3%
Average			-31.1%

Nicaragua vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Nicaragua	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO186.17	$5.42 MRO1,945	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$21.81 MRO7,831	+263.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-67.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.49 NIO497.29	$3.86 MRO1,387	-71.4%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Nicaragua	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$59.83 MRO21,479	+84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	$291.49 MRO105K	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	$174.41 MRO62,615	-29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	$98.49 MRO35,360	+42.3%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 52.6% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$443.74 MRO159K	+88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+23.8%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 NIO51.60	$1.75 MRO626	+24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$2.28 MRO819	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$2.49 MRO895	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	$86.63 MRO31,100	+166.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$4.05 MRO1,454	-55.0%
Average			+5.6%

Nicaragua vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.4% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$15.21 MRO5,459	-74.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$22.85 MRO8,204	-64.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$68.31 MRO24,522	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$46.74 MRO16,780	-67.7%
Average			-64.4%

Nicaragua vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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