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Mauritania vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 48.5% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Mauritania
Housing: pay 89.8% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$3.01 MRO1,082	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.35	$6.28 MRO2,254	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.21	$1.77 MRO637	+214.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.83	$2.16 MRO775	+605.1%
Average			+185.5%

Tajikistan vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.28 MRO99	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$2.76 MRO990	-52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$5.36 MRO1,923	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.88	$2.23 MRO800	+29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.11	$2.51 MRO901	+43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.00 MRO360	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.93	$0.83 MRO299	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$0.65 MRO234	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.45 MRO161	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.65	$0.35 MRO126	+22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.39 MRO141	+93.5%
Average			+9.7%

Tajikistan vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.49	$5.36 MRO1,924	+31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$21.97 MRO7,889	+107.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$3.89 MRO1,397	+8.1%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 89.8% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$60.27 MRO21,637	+207.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	$225.73 MRO81,036	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	$162.03 MRO58,168	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS318.22	$111.41 MRO39,996	+222.9%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.97	$73.21 MRO26,284	-23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+0.6%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$1.96 MRO703	+85.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.84	$2.30 MRO825	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.42	$2.51 MRO902	-5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.58	$87.27 MRO31,329	+157.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.51	$4.08 MRO1,465	-9.3%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.96	$20.45 MRO7,342	-22.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.57	$20.77 MRO7,455	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.56	$69.22 MRO24,848	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.73	$41.44 MRO14,876	-25.5%
Average			-18.2%

Tajikistan vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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