Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 19.4% cheaper than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 51.9% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.5% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 PYG37,579	$2.49 MRO895	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 PYG37,252	$5.93 MRO2,130	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 PYG5,827	$1.76 MRO632	+72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$2.14 MRO770	+275.3%
Average			-24.5%

Paraguay vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 PYG8,043	$0.27 MRO96	-80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 PYG26,538	$2.99 MRO1,074	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 PYG25,803	$6.02 MRO2,160	+33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 PYG12,676	$2.32 MRO832	+4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 PYG11,173	$2.46 MRO882	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 PYG6,939	$1.44 MRO518	+19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,218	$0.84 MRO302	+49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 PYG2,880	$0.72 MRO257	+42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 PYG5,262	$0.51 MRO185	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,100	$0.44 MRO157	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,653	$0.41 MRO147	-11.6%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Paraguay	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 PYG26,593	$5.42 MRO1,945	+16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$21.81 MRO7,831	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$3.86 MRO1,387	-72.0%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Paraguay	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.97 PYG120K	$59.83 MRO21,479	+185.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.98 PYG3M	$291.49 MRO105K	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.10 PYG2M	$174.41 MRO62,615	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.29 PYG190K	$98.49 MRO35,360	+195.9%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.54 PYG781K	$443.74 MRO159K	+225.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,480.72 PYG26M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+67.5%
Average			+133.3%

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pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 PYG8,333	$1.75 MRO626	+19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 PYG17,137	$2.28 MRO819	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 PYG9,313	$2.49 MRO895	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.98 PYG189K	$86.63 MRO31,100	+162.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.71 PYG44,114	$4.05 MRO1,454	-47.5%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 51.9% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$15.21 MRO5,459	-76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.55 PYG278K	$22.85 MRO8,204	-52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.99 PYG589K	$68.31 MRO24,522	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.32 PYG374K	$46.74 MRO16,780	-28.4%
Average			-51.9%

Paraguay vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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