Cost of living comparison
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Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary
Mauritania is 14.6% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.
Mauritania vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.25
ZWL2,334.50
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
ZWL1,730.75
|
$5.93
MRO2,130
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
ZWL234.79
|
$1.76
MRO632
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
ZWL135.90
|
$2.14
MRO770
|
|
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.27
MRO96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
ZWL1,701.44
|
$2.99
MRO1,074
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.96
ZWL1,919.26
|
$6.02
MRO2,160
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
ZWL611.53
|
$2.32
MRO832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
ZWL682.33
|
$2.46
MRO882
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
ZWL353.72
|
$1.44
MRO518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZWL236.30
|
$0.84
MRO302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL328.63
|
$0.72
MRO257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZWL188.63
|
$0.51
MRO185
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.09
|
$0.44
MRO157
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZWL231.09
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries
pay 53.0% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
ZWL2,116.06
|
$5.42
MRO1,945
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
ZWL14,490.00
|
$21.81
MRO7,831
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,500.00
ZWL8M
|
$7,478.76
MRO3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.50
ZWL6,279.00
|
$3.86
MRO1,387
|
|
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania - Cost of transportation
pay about the same for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.24
ZWL28,414.33
|
$59.83
MRO21,479
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.50
ZWL90,965.00
|
$291.49
MRO105K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.05
ZWL68,280.10
|
$174.41
MRO62,615
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.83
ZWL17,977.33
|
$98.49
MRO35,360
|
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing
pay 29.0% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.89
ZWL107K
|
$443.74
MRO159K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,027.78
ZWL2M
|
$7,503.69
MRO3M
|
|
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania - Cost of childcare
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$1.75
MRO626
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.56
ZWL825.12
|
$2.28
MRO819
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.58
ZWL12,745.83
|
$86.63
MRO31,100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$4.05
MRO1,454
|
|
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.24
ZWL7,160.03
|
$15.21
MRO5,459
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.41
ZWL5,282.85
|
$22.85
MRO8,204
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.46
ZWL13,673.21
|
$68.31
MRO24,522
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$49.35
ZWL15,890.90
|
$46.74
MRO16,780
|
|
Zimbabwe vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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