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Mauritania vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 43.8% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 57.4% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 32.4% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 61.8% less in Mauritania

Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mauritania.

Mauritania vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 39.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$3.01 MRO1,082	-83.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$6.28 MRO2,254	-55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.77 MRO637	-12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$2.16 MRO775	-5.4%
Average			-39.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.4% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.28 MRO99	-92.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.76 MRO990
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.36 MRO1,923	-42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.23 MRO800	-59.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.51 MRO901	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.00 MRO360	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.83 MRO299	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.65 MRO234
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.45 MRO161	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.35 MRO126	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.39 MRO141	-53.2%
Average			-57.4%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.36 MRO1,924
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.97 MRO7,889
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.89 MRO1,397

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$60.27 MRO21,637
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$225.73 MRO81,036	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$162.03 MRO58,168	-75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$111.41 MRO39,996	+45.7%
Average			-32.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$73.21 MRO26,284
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.96 MRO703	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.30 MRO825	-37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.51 MRO902
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$87.27 MRO31,329
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.08 MRO1,465	-35.1%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 61.8% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$20.45 MRO7,342	-77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$20.77 MRO7,455
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$69.22 MRO24,848	-46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$41.44 MRO14,876
Average			-61.8%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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