Mexico is 87.7% more expensive than Mauritania.

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

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

 
Mauritania
Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.03
MRO1,805
$10.14
MX$205.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.64
MRO2,385
$8.52
MX$172.77
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.02
MRO727
$1.35
MX$27.42

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Mauritania
Mexico
Bread
1 loaf
$0.28
MRO99
$2.68
MX$54.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.00
MRO1,076
$4.17
MX$84.65
Milk (1 gallon) $5.23
MRO1,877
$5.88
MX$119.25

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Mauritania
Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
MRO1,669
$5.33
MX$108.06
Monthly public transit pass $28.91
MRO10,380
$28.94
MX$586.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63

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pay 85.1% more for housing

 
Mauritania
Mexico
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.14
MRO20,873
$33.11
MX$671.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $205.91
MRO73,923
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $138.28
MRO49,644
$424.66
MX$8,613.32

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pay 80.8% more for childcare

 
Mauritania
Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.72
MRO28,262
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mauritania
Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.20
MRO790
$2.57
MX$52.16
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.40
MRO861
$3.35
MX$68.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.51
MRO903
$4.34
MX$88.00

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Mauritania
Mexico
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.96
MRO6,447
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.53
MRO7,011
$42.64
MX$864.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$69.27
MRO24,867
$96.11
MX$1,949.39

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