Cost of living and expenses in Mauritania

What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Mauritania? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Mauritania, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Mauritania (The last update: 5 days ago)

Currency in Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU). For 10 US dollars you can get 399 Mauritanian ouguiyas. For 100 US dollars you can get 3.99 thousand Mauritanian ouguiyas. And the other way around: For 100 Mauritanian ouguiyas you can get 2.5 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Mauritania? Look here: Prices in cities in Mauritania

Prices: Nouakchott   Nouadhibou  


Price fees $8.5 ($5.6 - $25)

fees

$8.5 ($5.6 - $25)
96% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $5.8 ($5 - $6.3)

internet

$5.8 ($5 - $6.3)
92% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $1.8 ($0.83 - $3)

jeans

$1.8 ($0.83 - $3)
97% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $67

average earnings

$67
99% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $21 ($20 - $28)

renting a small apartment in the center

$21 ($20 - $28)
99% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $27 ($25 - $42)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$27 ($25 - $42)
99% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Mauritania:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.045 (MRU 18)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $2.9 (MRU 1.15K)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $0.12 (MRU 49)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $751 (MRU 300K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $21 (MRU 8.34K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $13.8 (MRU 5.5K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $54 (MRU 21.6K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $27 (MRU 10.8K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $8.5 (MRU 3.4K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $5.8 (MRU 2.31K)
  11. numb_34 $2.5 (MRU 1K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $1.8 (MRU 714)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $1.9 (MRU 777)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $6.9 (MRU 2.75K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $3.5 (MRU 1.41K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $913 (MRU 364K)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $8.1 (MRU 3.24K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $339 (MRU 136K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $698 (MRU 279K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $114 (MRU 45.7K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $67 (MRU 26.9K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 13%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.088 (MRU 35)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.038 (MRU 15)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $0.56 (MRU 222)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

rice

$0.1 ($0.05 - $0.33)
98% is less expensive than in United States

internet

$5.8 ($5 - $6.3)
92% is less expensive than in United States

bottle of water

$0.24 ($0.15 - $0.38)
88% is less expensive than in United States

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$0.2 ($0.2 - $0.21)
92% is less expensive than in United States

Burger King or a similar bar

$0.63 ($0.6 - $0.8)
94% is less expensive than in United States

bananas

$0.19 ($0.15 - $0.3)
89% is less expensive than in United States