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Mauritania vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 33.6% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 37.1% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.1% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 56.2% more in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,016	$3.01 MRO1,082	-12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,031	$6.28 MRO2,254	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,248	$1.77 MRO637	+106.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF833	$2.16 MRO775	+277.4%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,521	$0.28 MRO99	-73.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,283	$2.76 MRO990	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,845	$5.36 MRO1,923	+102.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,407	$2.23 MRO800	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,048	$2.51 MRO901	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,678	$1.00 MRO360	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF537	$0.83 MRO299	+125.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,021	$0.65 MRO234	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF698	$0.45 MRO161	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.35 MRO126	+53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF569	$0.39 MRO141	+0.4%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 37.1% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,434	$5.36 MRO1,924	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,632	$21.97 MRO7,889	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,065	$3.89 MRO1,397	-73.1%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Rwanda	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,338	$60.27 MRO21,637	+209.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF837,239	$225.73 MRO81,036	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF469,235	$162.03 MRO58,168	-49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,170	$111.41 MRO39,996	+178.7%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,417	$73.21 MRO26,284	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-10.6%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,505	$1.96 MRO703	+89.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,366	$2.30 MRO825	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,508	$2.51 MRO902	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,697	$87.27 MRO31,329	+177.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,016	$4.08 MRO1,465	+18.4%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 56.2% more for clothing

	Rwanda	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,920	$20.45 MRO7,342	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,087	$20.77 MRO7,455	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,437	$69.22 MRO24,848	+201.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,171	$41.44 MRO14,876	+9.3%
Average			+56.2%

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