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Mauritania vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 3.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 49.7% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 27.7% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$3.01 MRO1,082	-89.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$6.28 MRO2,254	-46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.77 MRO637	-7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$2.16 MRO775	+84.9%
Average			-14.6%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.7% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$0.28 MRO99	-74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$2.76 MRO990	-73.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$5.36 MRO1,923	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$2.23 MRO800	-56.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$2.51 MRO901	-72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.00 MRO360	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.83 MRO299	+57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$0.65 MRO234	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.45 MRO161	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.35 MRO126	-70.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.39 MRO141	-57.6%
Average			-49.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$5.36 MRO1,924	-16.2%
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
Average			-16.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$60.27 MRO21,637	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$225.73 MRO81,036	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$162.03 MRO58,168	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$111.41 MRO39,996
Average			-27.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	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 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$1.96 MRO703	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.30 MRO825	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$2.51 MRO902	+7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$87.27 MRO31,329	+133.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$4.08 MRO1,465	-80.6%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$20.45 MRO7,342
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$20.77 MRO7,455
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$69.22 MRO24,848
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$41.44 MRO14,876	+116.3%
Average			+116.3%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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