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Mauritania vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 11.1% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 52.1% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 49.0% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 71.9% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$3.01 MRO1,082	-37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$6.28 MRO2,254	+21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$1.77 MRO637	+81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$2.16 MRO775	+222.5%
Average			+72.0%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.1% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$0.28 MRO99	-84.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$2.76 MRO990	-70.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$5.36 MRO1,923	-55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$2.23 MRO800	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$2.51 MRO901	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$1.00 MRO360	-50.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$0.83 MRO299	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$0.65 MRO234	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$0.45 MRO161	-71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$0.35 MRO126	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$0.39 MRO141	-61.8%
Average			-52.1%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$5.36 MRO1,924	+41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$21.97 MRO7,889	-35.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-78.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$3.89 MRO1,397	-57.6%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 49.0% more for housing

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$60.27 MRO21,637	+185.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$225.73 MRO81,036	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$162.03 MRO58,168	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$111.41 MRO39,996	+103.1%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 71.9% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$73.21 MRO26,284	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-57.9%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$1.96 MRO703	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$2.30 MRO825	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$2.51 MRO902	-44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$87.27 MRO31,329	+132.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$4.08 MRO1,465	-59.4%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$20.45 MRO7,342	-68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$20.77 MRO7,455	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$69.22 MRO24,848	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$41.44 MRO14,876	-57.0%
Average			-43.0%

Taiwan vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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