Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Mauritania Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Mauritania

🙂 Solo nomad: India is 42% cheaper than Mauritania without rent, and 44.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: India is 51.1% cheaper than Mauritania without rent, and 45.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
India
Mauritania
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.49 ₹213
$3.37 MRU 133
-26.11%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$14.06 ₹1,202
$23.69 MRU 936
-40.65%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.1 ₹351
$6.25 MRU 247
-34.40%
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
$1.82 ₹156
$2.49 MRU 98.6
-26.91%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 ₹37.72
$1.76 MRU 69.7
-75.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.36
$2.2 MRU 86.8
-92.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.94 ₹166
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.53 ₹302
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
India
Mauritania
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.73 ₹62.1
$1.44 MRU 56.9
-49.31%
White Bread (500g)
$0.48 ₹41.19
$0.31 MRU 12.34
54.84%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 ₹61.4
$1.26 MRU 49.62
-42.86%
Eggs
$0.94 ₹80.1
$2.28 MRU 90
-58.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.23 ₹448
$8.04 MRU 318
-34.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.14 ₹269
$4.91 MRU 194
-36.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$6.68 MRU 264
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.2 ₹188
$2.18 MRU 86.3
0.92%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹61.2
$1.76 MRU 69.4
-59.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.09 ₹93.2
$1.31 MRU 51.9
-16.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 ₹49.11
$0.93 MRU 36.62
-38.71%
Potato (1kg)
$0.42 ₹36.21
$0.78 MRU 31.02
-46.15%
Onion (1kg)
$0.45 ₹38.73
$0.71 MRU 27.88
-36.62%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.55 ₹46.97
$0.61 MRU 23.96
-9.84%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 ₹27.96
$0.65 MRU 25.83
-49.23%
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)
$4.08 ₹349
$2.59 MRU 102
57.53%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.99 ₹683
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.92 ₹164
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.89 ₹248
-
-
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.92 ₹506
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
India
Mauritania
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 ₹28.83
$0.47 MRU 18.49
-27.66%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$10.01 ₹856
$17.99 MRU 711
-44.36%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.97 ₹83
$0.92 MRU 36.26
5.43%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 ₹23.62
$0.24 MRU 9.47
16.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.77 ₹151
$6.65 MRU 263
-73.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 ₹106
$1.27 MRU 50.1
-2.36%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14K ₹1.2M
$7,433 MRU 293.8K
88.69%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.2K ₹1.9M
$9,068 MRU 358.4K
144.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
India
Mauritania
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.79 ₹3,489
$144 MRU 5,689
-71.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.79 ₹324
$25.48 MRU 1,007
-85.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.13 ₹695
$59.5 MRU 2,352
-86.34%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
India
Mauritania
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16 ₹1,368
$89.1 MRU 3,521
-82.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.59 ₹649
$248 MRU 9,799
-96.94%
Cinema Ticket
$3.45 ₹295
$4.55 MRU 180
-24.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
India
Mauritania
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$69.7 ₹5,958
$83.1 MRU 3,284
-16.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,847 ₹158K
$5,889 MRU 232.7K
-68.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
India
Mauritania
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.29 ₹2,163
$20.2 MRU 799
25.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.99 ₹2,309
$21.23 MRU 839
27.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$44.67 ₹3,821
$68.4 MRU 2,703
-34.68%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.23 ₹2,842
$35.64 MRU 1,408
-6.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
India
Mauritania
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$179 ₹15.3K
$180 MRU 7,097
-0.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 ₹9,770
$139 MRU 5,493
-17.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$414 ₹35.4K
$632 MRU 25K
-34.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$260 ₹22.2K
$277 MRU 10.9K
-6.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,499 ₹128.2K
$3,428 MRU 135.5K
-56.27%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$830 ₹71K
$1,165 MRU 46K
-28.72%
💵 Salaries & Financials
India
Mauritania
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$500 ₹42.8K
$566 MRU 22.4K
-11.56%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.02
16.5
-45.33%

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Last update for India: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mauritania: October 27, 2025

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