Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 18.1% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 43.6% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 33.7% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.4% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 4.3% less in Mauritania

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Mauritania are more expensive than in Cambodia. Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Mauritania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mauritania.

Mauritania vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,590.61	$4.99 MRO1,792	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,783.57	$5.94 MRO2,132	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,323.04	$2.01 MRO722	+141.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,450.50	$2.39 MRO859	+290.5%
Average			+119.8%

Cambodia vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,170.23	$0.27 MRO99	-84.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,316.54	$3.76 MRO1,350	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,653.79	$5.46 MRO1,959	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,398.53	$2.21 MRO795	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR7,987.12	$2.49 MRO895	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,252.24	$1.00 MRO358	-36.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,671.50	$0.83 MRO297	+24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,445.64	$0.65 MRO232	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,547.76	$0.45 MRO160	-30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,647.15	$0.35 MRO125	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,260.36	$0.39 MRO140	-31.0%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Cambodia	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,141.36	$5.33 MRO1,912	+17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,370.73	$17.47 MRO6,271	+64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,864,703.31	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-84.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,725.32	$2.87 MRO1,030	-67.9%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 43.6% more for housing

	Cambodia	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,385.36	$58.82 MRO21,115	+149.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,339,044.96	$224.43 MRO80,570	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR899,263.43	$161.09 MRO57,832	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR237,254.51	$110.75 MRO39,758	+86.6%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 33.7% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR958,004.91	$78.09 MRO28,033	-67.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR27,848,263.36	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	+0.1%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,197.10	$1.95 MRO699	+85.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,494.53	$2.42 MRO867	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,394.89	$2.50 MRO896	+34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR162,221.28	$86.71 MRO31,129	+113.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,984.81	$4.37 MRO1,568	-20.6%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 4.3% less for clothing

	Cambodia	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR93,935.11	$20.33 MRO7,298	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR79,878.16	$20.64 MRO7,410	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR263,318.11	$68.82 MRO24,707	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR159,223.35	$35.25 MRO12,653	-11.5%
Average			-4.3%

Cambodia vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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