Mauritania vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1526
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$286
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$447
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$110
💸 GDP per capita
$2110
$433
😃 Human freedom index
5.54
3.98
❤️ Life expectancy
68.5
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
13
🌐 English speaking %
4%
9%
🎓 Higher education
21
23
😀 Quality of life
28
18
🏙️ Population
5.17M
40.6M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($652) is 27% more expensive than in Yemen ($514). Mauritania ranked 160th vs 184th for Yemen 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 0.2 months in Yemen. Ranked 156th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.93%
12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4484
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1545
$814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.94
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.7
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6805
$3970

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Cities Comparison in Mauritania vs Yemen

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mauritania

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

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$532
2.96M
Aden
$509
1.15M
Taiz
$497
615K
Al Hudaydah
$499
618K
Ibb
$488
351K
Dhamar
$478
160K
Mukalla
$477
144K
Sayyan
$476
70K
Sa'dah
$475
70.2K
Zabid
$476
50.8K