Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 15.6% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 94.7% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 3.5% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 95.5% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 15.9% less in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$2.90 TZS7,706.65	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$5.96 TZS15,817.17	+0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$0.62 TZS1,650.12	-69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$0.31 TZS811.62	-87.2%
Average			-49.4%

Mauritania vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$0.72 TZS1,918.87	+163.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$3.79 TZS10,065.57	+0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$4.52 TZS12,005.88	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$1.68 TZS4,468.54	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$2.35 TZS6,230.34	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$1.11 TZS2,955.75	+11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$0.38 TZS1,015.63	-53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$0.34 TZS914.25	-46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$0.35 TZS938.16	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$0.30 TZS806.70	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$0.50 TZS1,332.04	+28.6%
Average			+2.2%

Mauritania vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.7% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$4.28 TZS11,358.08	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$19.55 TZS51,871.67	+11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$15,823.72 TZS41,991,350.70	+111.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$10.76 TZS28,565.97	+275.1%
Average			+94.7%

Mauritania vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5% more for housing

	Mauritania	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$59.94 TZS159,073.12	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$289.33 TZS767,804.05	+28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$236.84 TZS628,489.05	+47.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$40.01 TZS106,162.32	-63.9%
Average			+3.5%

Mauritania vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 95.5% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$236.03 TZS626,364.46	+202.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$6,186.60 TZS16,417,366.53	-11.3%
Average			+95.5%

Mauritania vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$1.17 TZS3,112.30	-39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$2.16 TZS5,734.70	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$1.79 TZS4,754.90	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$36.39 TZS96,568.34	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$5.68 TZS15,067.48	+30.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 15.9% less for clothing

	Mauritania	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$11.43 TZS30,340.81	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$21.76 TZS57,738.11	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$45.14 TZS119,798.85	-34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$38.53 TZS102,243.65	+9.3%
Average			-15.9%

Mauritania vs. Tanzania - 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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