Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Mauritania

For one person, living is cheaper in Mauritania: $752 a month against $2,405 in Barcelona, rent and utilities included – about $19,800 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Barcelona
🇪🇸 Spain
$2,405
/mo nomad
🇲🇷 Mauritania
$752
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 78.1% more expensive than Mauritania without rent, and 219.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 55% more expensive than Mauritania without rent, and 153.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.98 €16.05
$2.47 MRU 98.9
627.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$67.4 €60.2
$23.38 MRU 936
188.37%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.37 €11.93
$6.11 MRU 245
118.82%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.80 MRU 72.1
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.74 MRU 69.6
-
Cappuccino
$3.34 €2.98
$2.31 MRU 92.7
44.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 €2.64
$1.77 MRU 71.0
66.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.90 €1.69
$2.12 MRU 84.7
-10.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.88 €3.46
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.57 €4.08
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.27 €1.13
$1.44 MRU 57.7
-11.81%
White Bread (500g)
$1.96 €1.75
$0.28 MRU 11.28
600.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.56
$1.33 MRU 53.3
31.58%
Eggs
$4.89 €4.36
$2.23 MRU 89.5
119.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.47 €15.59
$6.16 MRU 247
183.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.06 €8.09
$5.36 MRU 214
69.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.18 €18.01
$6.69 MRU 268
201.64%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 €2.75
$2.96 MRU 119
4.05%
Banana (1kg)
$2.03 €1.81
$1.76 MRU 70.6
15.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.60 €2.32
$1.43 MRU 57.1
81.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 €2.42
$0.85 MRU 33.90
218.82%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 €1.92
$0.82 MRU 32.79
162.20%
Onion (1kg)
$2.21 €1.97
$0.78 MRU 31.32
183.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.54 €1.38
$0.75 MRU 29.91
105.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 €0.83
$0.60 MRU 24.15
55.00%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$9.83 MRU 394
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.59 MRU 104
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.74 MRU 69.8
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.09 €6.32
$2.45 MRU 98.0
189.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.63 €6.81
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 €1.33
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 €2.43
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.95 €2.63
$0.46 MRU 18.46
541.30%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.91 €23.13
$21.68 MRU 868
19.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.13 €2.80
$0.91 MRU 36.38
243.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.45 €1.29
$0.35 MRU 14.08
314.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.17 €30.49
$4.87 MRU 195
601.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.79 €1.60
$1.34 MRU 53.9
33.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.7K €31.0K
$7,504 MRU 300.4K
362.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.3K €27.0K
$9,220 MRU 369.2K
228.57%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$181 €161
$127 MRU 5,086
42.26%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.56 €12.10
$21.98 MRU 880
-38.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.12 €31.34
$59.6 MRU 2,386
-41.07%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.2 €47.44
$86.6 MRU 3,466
-38.59%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.05 €14.33
$251 MRU 10.0K
-93.59%
Cinema Ticket
$11.37 €10.14
$4.09 MRU 164
178.00%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$939 €838
$453 MRU 18.1K
107.33%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.5K €14.7K
$7,361 MRU 294.7K
124.44%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.2 €78.7
$15.08 MRU 604
484.95%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.77 €35.49
$22.55 MRU 903
76.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 €92.3
$67.1 MRU 2,685
54.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €107
$46.17 MRU 1,849
158.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,695 €1,513
$194 MRU 7,755
775.37%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,301 €1,161
$137 MRU 5,501
846.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,576 €2,299
$718 MRU 28.7K
258.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,941 €1,732
$277 MRU 11.1K
600.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,470 €6,666
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-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,195 €4,636
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Mauritania
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,299 €2,052
$645 MRU 25.8K
256.57%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.28
20
-83.60%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barcelona: October 4, 2026

Last update for Mauritania: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
$1.3K
Mauritania
$137 89.4% $1.2K
Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
$325
Mauritania
$146 55% $179
Eating Out
Barcelona
$272
Mauritania
$81 70.1% $191
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
$229
Mauritania
$209 9.1% $21
Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
$158
Mauritania
$68 57% $90
Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
$76
Mauritania
$95 24.8% $19
Getting Around
Barcelona
$48
Mauritania
$26 45.6% $22
Good to know
🇪🇸 Barcelona
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🕒 Local time
14:10 2:10 PM
12:10 12:10 PM
2 h behind Barcelona
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
1,660,122
4,736,139
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Exchange rates and currency converter

MRU, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

Mauritanian Ouguiya exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 40.04 MRU (100 MRU = 2.5 USD). 1 EUR = 44.87 MRU (100 MRU = 2.23 EUR).

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