Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 38.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 18.2% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Mauritania
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 52.2% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,326.82	$4.99 MRO1,792	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,158.92	$5.94 MRO2,132	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT476.84	$2.01 MRO722	+120.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT257.85	$2.39 MRO859	+385.7%
Average			+116.3%

Kazakhstan vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.2% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT206.90	$0.27 MRO99	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,373.31	$3.76 MRO1,350	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,120.22	$5.46 MRO1,959	+34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT797.24	$2.21 MRO795	+45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,090.10	$2.49 MRO895	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT306.05	$1.00 MRO358	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT432.42	$0.83 MRO297	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT447.54	$0.65 MRO232	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT431.02	$0.45 MRO160	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT119.15	$0.35 MRO125	+52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT104.59	$0.39 MRO140	+95.2%
Average			+18.2%

Kazakhstan vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT963.84	$5.33 MRO1,912	+189.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,712.41	$17.47 MRO6,271	+18.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,317,030.13	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-65.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,894.79	$2.87 MRO1,030	-48.1%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT6,057.74	$58.82 MRO21,115	+408.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT180,774.79	$224.43 MRO80,570	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT129,783.61	$161.09 MRO57,832	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT19,060.56	$110.75 MRO39,758	+204.0%
Average			+135.5%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT107,194.40	$78.09 MRO28,033	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,927,838.48	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	+24.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT624.29	$1.95 MRO699	+63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,031.04	$2.42 MRO867	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT1,011.89	$2.50 MRO896	+29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT19,455.25	$86.71 MRO31,129	+133.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,334.85	$4.37 MRO1,568	-2.2%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 52.2% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT37,082.97	$20.33 MRO7,298	-71.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,617.39	$20.64 MRO7,410	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT50,789.76	$68.82 MRO24,707	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT42,209.94	$35.25 MRO12,653	-56.3%
Average			-52.2%

Kazakhstan 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: April 2025

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