Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 33.2% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 52.9% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 23.7% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 47.4% less in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$2.49 MRO895	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$5.93 MRO2,130	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.76 MRO632	+85.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$2.14 MRO770	+231.3%
Average			-0.2%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$0.27 MRO96	-84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$2.99 MRO1,074	-72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$6.02 MRO2,160	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$2.32 MRO832	-7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$2.46 MRO882	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.44 MRO518	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.84 MRO302	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.72 MRO257	-47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.51 MRO185	-64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.44 MRO157	-59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.41 MRO147	-57.1%
Average			-52.9%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$5.42 MRO1,945	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$21.81 MRO7,831	-37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-77.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$3.86 MRO1,387	-54.5%
Average			-40.6%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.7% less for housing

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$59.83 MRO21,479	+183.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$291.49 MRO105K	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$174.41 MRO62,615	-40.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$98.49 MRO35,360	+57.0%
Average			-23.7%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$443.74 MRO159K	-17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-57.1%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$1.75 MRO626	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.28 MRO819	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$2.49 MRO895	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$86.63 MRO31,100	+129.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$4.05 MRO1,454	-59.4%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 47.4% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$15.21 MRO5,459	-75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$22.85 MRO8,204	-30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$68.31 MRO24,522	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$46.74 MRO16,780	-49.6%
Average			-47.4%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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