Mauritania vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$674
$1290
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1650
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$304
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$1334
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$1167
💸 GDP per capita
$2121
$27331
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
64.7
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
57
🌐 English speaking %
4%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
19
88
😀 Quality of life
32
75
🏙️ Population
4.61M
10.3M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($674) is 48% less expensive than in Portugal ($1290). Mauritania ranked 146th vs 46th for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 140th and 38th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.2
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1113
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.37%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$3374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$2412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$5.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.9
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6979
$8816

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Mauritania vs Portugal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$675
1.08M
Rosso
$647
33.5K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1705
546K
Sintra
$1413
386K
Cascais
$1501
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1294
304K
Oeiras
$1525
172K
Porto
$1389
232K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1137
138K
Seixal
$1238
167K
Braga
$1195
193K
Matosinhos
$1408
173K
Gondomar
$1342
164K
Coimbra
$1117
141K
Amadora
$1388
171K
Almada
$1606
177K
Maia
$1775
135K
Loures
$1384
202K
Odivelas
$1409
148K
Guimaraes
$1280
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1120
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1101
134K
Leiria
$1148
127K
Funchal
$1375
106K
Valongo
$1328
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1369
79.5K
Barcelos
$904
117K
Agualva-Cacem
$1368
81.8K
Paredes
$1190
86.9K
Mafra
$1339
76.7K
Loule
$1415
70.6K
Setubal
$1336
123K