Mauritania vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$307
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.7
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$671
$819
💸 GDP per capita
$2149
$17879
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
64.7
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
71
🌐 English speaking %
4%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
19
13
😀 Quality of life
31
58
🏙️ Population
4.61M
95.8K

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($677) is 56% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1552). Mauritania ranked 146th vs 33rd for the Seychelles 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 0.5 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 144th and 63rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Mauritania and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 1 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 Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.63
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$602
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3379
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1156
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$41.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.4
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7074
$8081

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In Mauritania

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

In the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1552
24.7K