Mauritania vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1548
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$248
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$384
💸 GDP per capita
$2065
$7126
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
64.4
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
33
🌐 English speaking %
4%
8%
🎓 Higher education
19
69
😀 Quality of life
31
44
🏙️ Population
4.61M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($617) is 19% less expensive than in Peru ($765). Mauritania ranked 151st vs 120th for Peru in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mauritania compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 143rd and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Peru

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.03%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3420
$1719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$1343
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.1
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7059
$5781

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Cities Comparison in Mauritania vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$618
1.08M
Rosso
$584
33.5K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$932
9.94M
Callao
$778
1.13M
Arequipa
$562
1.01M
Trujillo
$611
920K
Cusco
$674
428K
Iquitos
$726
378K
Chimbote
$491
498K
Cajamarca
$476
201K
Tacna
$390
286K
Juliaca
$511
307K
Tarapoto
$525
240K
Chiclayo
$506
553K
Piura
$592
473K
Ica
$626
282K
Huancayo
$534
378K
Pucallpa
$519
326K
Huacho
$658
201K
Huanuco
$538
197K
Puno
$475
129K
Ayacucho
$491
216K
Huaraz
$522
119K
Paita
$551
179K
Puerto Maldonado
$562
85K
Sullana
$543
162K
Pisco
$593
110K
Jaen
$504
81.6K
Huaral
$694
79K
Abancay
$583
72.3K
Tumbes
$472
96.9K
Talara
$532
91.4K