Mauritania vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$307
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.7
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$671
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$2149
$3672
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
64.7
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
38
🌐 English speaking %
4%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
19
57
😀 Quality of life
31
44
🏙️ Population
4.61M
37.1M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($677) is 2% more expensive than in Morocco ($665). Mauritania ranked 146th vs 152nd for Morocco in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Mauritania compared to 0.7 months in Morocco. Ranked 144th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 22 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.

Mauritania Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.45
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$602
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3379
$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.4
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7074
$4059

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Cities Comparison in Mauritania vs Morocco

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$678
1.08M
Rosso
$649
33.5K

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$898
3.5M
Fez
$547
1.11M
Marrakesh
$651
967K
Rabat
$747
573K
Tangier
$710
948K
Sale
$531
850K
Meknes
$498
601K
Oujda
$498
614K
Safi
$502
309K
Agadir
$534
538K
Tetouan
$535
381K
Mohammedia
$667
209K
Kenitra
$550
431K
Temara
$639
314K
Laayoune
$559
218K
Beni Mellal
$457
193K
El Jadida
$512
195K
Ait Melloul
$524
172K
Nador
$429
162K
Khouribga
$415
196K
Essaouira
$605
78K
Taghazout
$522
5.26K