Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazil and Mauritania Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazil and Mauritania

🙂 Solo nomad: Brazil is 0.3% cheaper than Mauritania without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Brazil is 12.4% cheaper than Mauritania without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.31 R$29.48
$3.37 MRU 133
57.57%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.19 R$162
$23.69 MRU 936
23.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.29 R$34.91
$6.25 MRU 247
0.64%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.91 MRU 75.6
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.46 MRU 97.1
-
Cappuccino
$1.76 R$9.79
$2.49 MRU 98.6
-29.32%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.08 R$6
$1.76 MRU 69.7
-38.64%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 R$4.02
$2.2 MRU 86.8
-67.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.84 R$10.21
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 R$15.16
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.96 R$5.32
$1.44 MRU 56.9
-33.33%
White Bread (500g)
$1.48 R$8.2
$0.31 MRU 12.34
377.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 R$6.5
$1.26 MRU 49.62
-7.14%
Eggs
$2.12 R$11.79
$2.28 MRU 90
-7.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.41 R$46.69
$8.04 MRU 318
4.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.82 R$21.18
$4.91 MRU 194
-22.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.55 R$41.89
$6.68 MRU 264
13.02%
Apples (1kg)
$2.15 R$11.94
$2.18 MRU 86.3
-1.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.28 R$7.09
$1.76 MRU 69.4
-27.27%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.13 R$6.27
$1.31 MRU 51.9
-13.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.48 R$8.22
$0.93 MRU 36.62
59.14%
Potato (1kg)
$1.17 R$6.49
$0.78 MRU 31.02
50.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.1 R$6.1
$0.71 MRU 27.88
54.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.75 R$4.14
$0.61 MRU 23.96
22.95%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.7 R$3.9
$0.65 MRU 25.83
7.69%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$10.19 MRU 403
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.54 MRU 101
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.78 MRU 70.5
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.1 R$11.63
$2.59 MRU 102
-18.92%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.4 R$41.05
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 R$6.55
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.25 R$12.48
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.93 R$5.18
$0.47 MRU 18.49
97.87%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.29 R$229
$17.99 MRU 711
129.52%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 R$5.83
$0.92 MRU 36.26
14.13%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.83 R$4.59
$0.24 MRU 9.47
245.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.14 R$39.63
$6.65 MRU 263
7.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.09 R$6.08
$1.27 MRU 50.1
-14.17%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22K R$121.8K
$7,433 MRU 293.8K
195.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.4K R$151.8K
$9,068 MRU 358.4K
201.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.6 R$386
$144 MRU 5,689
-51.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.69 R$76
$25.48 MRU 1,007
-46.27%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.72 R$104
$59.5 MRU 2,352
-68.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.75 R$126
$89.1 MRU 3,521
-74.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.18 R$123
$248 MRU 9,799
-91.05%
Cinema Ticket
$6.15 R$34.12
$4.55 MRU 180
35.16%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$281 R$1,562
$83.1 MRU 3,284
238.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,377 R$40.9K
$5,889 MRU 232.7K
25.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$48.73 R$271
$20.2 MRU 799
141.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.91 R$233
$21.23 MRU 839
97.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75 R$416
$68.4 MRU 2,703
9.68%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$61.4 R$341
$35.64 MRU 1,408
72.33%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$332 R$1,844
$180 MRU 7,097
85.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$229 R$1,273
$139 MRU 5,493
65.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$638 R$3,540
$632 MRU 25K
0.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$448 R$2,484
$277 MRU 10.9K
61.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,689 R$9,376
$3,428 MRU 135.5K
-50.73%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,176 R$6,527
$1,165 MRU 46K
0.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Brazil
Mauritania
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$481 R$2,672
$566 MRU 22.4K
-14.92%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.16
16.5
-32.36%

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Last update for Brazil: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mauritania: October 27, 2025

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