Mauritania vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1526
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$286
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$1661
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$753
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$210
💸 GDP per capita
$2110
$6857
😃 Human freedom index
5.54
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
68.5
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
17
🌐 English speaking %
4%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
21
1
😀 Quality of life
28
26
🏙️ Population
5.17M
7.49M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($652) is 65% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1861). Mauritania ranked 160th vs 22nd for Turkmenistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mauritania compared to 0.1 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 156th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 6 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 Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$7.22
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$7.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$2039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1819
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4484
$3531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1545
$2848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$9.72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$9.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$4.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$20
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$7.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$5.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.7
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6805
$24712

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In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$653
1.45M
Rosso
$619
61.2K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1898
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1795
231K
Dasoguz
$1840
227K
Mary
$1726
126K
Anau
$1846
29.6K
Baherden
$1864
24.7K