Mauritania vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$3090
🏠 One person rent
$307
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1202
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$671
$856
💸 GDP per capita
$2149
$18662
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
64.7
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
35
🌐 English speaking %
4%
14%
🎓 Higher education
19
46
😀 Quality of life
31
55
🏙️ Population
4.61M
4.1M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($677) is 46% less expensive than in Panama ($1260). Mauritania ranked 146th vs 47th for Panama 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 Panama. Ranked 144th and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Panama

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$483
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$602
$1448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3379
$2352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$1504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$12.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$86.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.4
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7074
$9292

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Cities Comparison in Mauritania vs Panama

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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 Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1384
881K
Colon
$1182
242K
Tocumen
$1231
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
89K
La Chorrera
$953
68.9K
Balboa
$1249
62.9K
David
$833
82.9K
Pacora
$1249
52.5K
Chitre
$1091
46.2K
Penonome
$1098
21.7K