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Mauritania vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 67.6% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 26.2% more in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 36.0% more in Mauritania
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS59,001.20	$4.99 MRO1,792	+9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,754.71	$5.94 MRO2,132	+48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,233.98	$2.01 MRO722	+260.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,204.79	$2.39 MRO859	+867.7%
Average			+296.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.2% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,121.90	$0.27 MRO99	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,294.96	$3.76 MRO1,350	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,523.06	$5.46 MRO1,959	+32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,407.20	$2.21 MRO795	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,695.47	$2.49 MRO895	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,448.64	$1.00 MRO358	+73.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,938.66	$0.83 MRO297	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,466.77	$0.65 MRO232	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,380.69	$0.45 MRO160	-31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,785.59	$0.35 MRO125	+61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,242.50	$0.39 MRO140	+125.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 36.0% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,792.33	$5.33 MRO1,912	+44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,550.98	$17.47 MRO6,271	+152.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS239,324,763.70	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,901.89	$2.87 MRO1,030	+6.5%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,820.70	$58.82 MRO21,115	+362.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,346,697.74	$224.43 MRO80,570	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,051,117.16	$161.09 MRO57,832	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS377,077.39	$110.75 MRO39,758	+280.5%
Average			+135.0%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,657,092.94	$78.09 MRO28,033	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,599,218.63	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	-1.4%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,107.79	$1.95 MRO699	+66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,334.81	$2.42 MRO867	+40.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS23,027.02	$2.50 MRO896	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS557,480.23	$86.71 MRO31,129	+101.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,977.72	$4.37 MRO1,568	+25.8%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS422,447.33	$20.33 MRO7,298	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS610,095.97	$20.64 MRO7,410	-56.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,114,928.85	$68.82 MRO24,707	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,225,117.78	$35.25 MRO12,653	-62.7%
Average			-44.2%

Uzbekistan 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: February 2025

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