Mauritania vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mauritania	Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$677	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1649	$1337
🏠 One person rent	$307	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$345
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.7	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$59.1
💸 GDP per capita	$2149	$421
😃 Human freedom index	5.34	2.96
❤️ Life expectancy	64.7	72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index	30	13
🌐 English speaking %	4%	4%
🎓 Higher education	19	38
😀 Quality of life	31	7
🏙️ Population	4.61M	22.9M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($677) is 23% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Mauritania ranked 146th vs 173rd for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 144th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Syria

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Syria 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	Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$602	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.4	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.97%	14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3379	$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1156	$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.54	$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$21
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.4	$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7074	$1943