Costa Rica vs Mauritania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Mauritania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$1562
🏠 One person rent
$568
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$891
$482
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1031
$754
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$2083
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
5.41
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
30
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
75
19
😀 Quality of life
62
35
🏙️ Population
5.04M
4.74M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1257) is 85% more expensive than in Mauritania ($680). Costa Rica ranked 55th vs 150th for Mauritania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 1.1 months in Mauritania. Ranked 57th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Mauritania

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Mauritania as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Costa Rica Mauritania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.14
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$89.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.8%
16.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2766
$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1666
$1145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.1
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.89
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.76
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$80.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11247
$5897

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1367
342K
Limon
$1242
71.5K
Alajuela
$1294
44.4K
Liberia
$951
65.9K
Cartago
$1062
22.8K
Puntarenas
$819
41.5K
Heredia
$1323
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1718
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1233
3K

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$681
1.08M
Rosso
$652
33.5K