Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Mauritania Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Mauritania

🙂 Solo nomad: Egypt is 29.7% cheaper than Mauritania without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Egypt is 39% cheaper than Mauritania without rent, and 41.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 E£193
$3.37 MRU 133
15.13%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.69 E£979
$23.69 MRU 936
-16.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.85 E£241
$6.25 MRU 247
-22.40%
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
$1.47 E£72.9
$2.49 MRU 98.6
-40.96%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 E£16.14
$1.76 MRU 69.7
-81.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.24
$2.2 MRU 86.8
-94.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 E£69.2
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 E£146
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 E£41.59
$1.44 MRU 56.9
-41.67%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 E£31.29
$0.31 MRU 12.34
103.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.19
$1.26 MRU 49.62
-46.83%
Eggs
$1.43 E£71.3
$2.28 MRU 90
-37.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.29 E£164
$8.04 MRU 318
-59.08%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.32 E£215
$4.91 MRU 194
-12.02%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.38 E£417
$6.68 MRU 264
25.45%
Apples (1kg)
$1.47 E£73.2
$2.18 MRU 86.3
-32.57%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.92
$1.76 MRU 69.4
-65.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.42
$1.31 MRU 51.9
-64.12%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.99
$0.93 MRU 36.62
-56.99%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 E£23.72
$0.78 MRU 31.02
-38.46%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.32
$0.71 MRU 27.88
-42.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.99
$0.61 MRU 23.96
-60.66%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.31
$0.65 MRU 25.83
-70.77%
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)
$1.96 E£97.2
$2.59 MRU 102
-24.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.17 E£356
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 E£65
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 E£92.9
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 E£14.56
$0.47 MRU 18.49
-38.30%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.21 E£309
$17.99 MRU 711
-65.48%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.82
$0.92 MRU 36.26
-54.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.37
$0.24 MRU 9.47
20.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.3 E£64.6
$6.65 MRU 263
-80.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.61
$1.27 MRU 50.1
-74.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K E£1.7M
$7,433 MRU 293.8K
369.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K E£1.6M
$9,068 MRU 358.4K
252.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.33 E£1,060
$144 MRU 5,689
-85.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.02 E£349
$25.48 MRU 1,007
-72.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.8 E£587
$59.5 MRU 2,352
-80.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.48 E£720
$89.1 MRU 3,521
-83.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$248 MRU 9,799
-97.32%
Cinema Ticket
$3.02 E£150
$4.55 MRU 180
-33.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 E£4,255
$83.1 MRU 3,284
2.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,928 E£95.8K
$5,889 MRU 232.7K
-67.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.72 E£1,279
$20.2 MRU 799
27.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.15 E£2,195
$21.23 MRU 839
107.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,279
$68.4 MRU 2,703
55.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,514
$35.64 MRU 1,408
41.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 E£8,151
$180 MRU 7,097
-8.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 E£5,066
$139 MRU 5,493
-26.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$325 E£16.1K
$632 MRU 25K
-48.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 E£9,578
$277 MRU 10.9K
-30.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$792 E£39.4K
$3,428 MRU 135.5K
-76.89%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$481 E£23.9K
$1,165 MRU 46K
-58.72%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Egypt
Mauritania
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$149 E£7,412
$566 MRU 22.4K
-73.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.38
16.5
-0.73%

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Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

Last update for Mauritania: October 27, 2025

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