Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 24.1% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 10.6% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 60.1% more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.69	$4.99 MRO1,792	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.10	$5.94 MRO2,132	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.41	$2.01 MRO722	+115.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.72	$2.39 MRO859	+409.8%
Average			+140.4%

Peru vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.6% more for groceries

	Peru	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.76	$0.27 MRO99	-87.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.78	$3.76 MRO1,350	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN16.95	$5.46 MRO1,959	+17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.79	$2.21 MRO795	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.80	$2.49 MRO895	+3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.60	$1.00 MRO358	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.41	$0.83 MRO297	+115.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.60	$0.65 MRO232	+47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.66	$0.45 MRO160	-1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.59	$0.35 MRO125	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.42	$0.39 MRO140	+0.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Peru	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN18.99	$5.33 MRO1,912	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.44	$17.47 MRO6,271	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN75,105.99	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.70	$2.87 MRO1,030	-82.1%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 60.1% more for housing

	Peru	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.45	$58.82 MRO21,115	+106.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,188.83	$224.43 MRO80,570	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN875.64	$161.09 MRO57,832	-32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN136.03	$110.75 MRO39,758	+198.0%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Peru	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN624.10	$78.09 MRO28,033	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,909.12	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	+71.2%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.03	$1.95 MRO699	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.41	$2.42 MRO867	-15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.76	$2.50 MRO896	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN117.62	$86.71 MRO31,129	+169.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.43	$4.37 MRO1,568	-13.3%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Peru	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN156.15	$20.33 MRO7,298	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.25	$20.64 MRO7,410	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN243.86	$68.82 MRO24,707	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN230.07	$35.25 MRO12,653	-43.9%
Average			-28.4%

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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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