Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 75.3% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 86.3% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 14.0% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 10.0% more in Mauritania

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mauritania are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mauritania.

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Mauritania vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR609.55	$2.49 MRO895	+13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,457.54	$5.93 MRO2,130	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR95.17	$1.76 MRO632	+412.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.84	$2.14 MRO770	+892.2%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 86.3% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.79	$0.27 MRO96	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR748.06	$2.99 MRO1,074	+10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR861.18	$6.02 MRO2,160	+93.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR319.26	$2.32 MRO832	+101.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR336.17	$2.46 MRO882	+102.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR137.93	$1.44 MRO518	+189.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.05	$0.84 MRO302	+195.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.50	$0.72 MRO257	+95.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.99	$0.51 MRO185	+112.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.93	$0.44 MRO157	+211.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.11	$0.41 MRO147	+131.2%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 14.0% less for transportation

	Pakistan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,291.39	$5.42 MRO1,945	+16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,913.94	$21.81 MRO7,831	+107.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-68.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,612.75	$3.86 MRO1,387	-33.6%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,183.35	$59.83 MRO21,479	+296.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,528.57	$291.49 MRO105K	+127.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,955.04	$174.41 MRO62,615	+142.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR22,026.55	$98.49 MRO35,360	+23.8%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,825.60	$443.74 MRO159K	+1035.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR486K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+327.1%
Average			+596.3%

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pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR696.08	$1.75 MRO626	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR482.70	$2.28 MRO819	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR535.64	$2.49 MRO895	+28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,425.53	$86.63 MRO31,100	+442.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,207.56	$4.05 MRO1,454	-7.1%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 10.0% more for clothing

	Pakistan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,318.50	$15.21 MRO5,459	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,233.91	$22.85 MRO8,204	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR18,993.19	$68.31 MRO24,522	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,722.02	$46.74 MRO16,780	+48.4%
Average			+10.0%

Pakistan vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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