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

😐 Solo nomad: Mauritania is 42.3% more expensive than Egypt without rent, and 70.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Mauritania is 63.9% more expensive than Egypt without rent, and 71.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.37 MRU 133
$3.88 E£193
-13.14%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.69 MRU 936
$19.69 E£979
20.31%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.25 MRU 247
$4.85 E£241
28.87%
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
$2.49 MRU 98.6
$1.47 E£72.9
69.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 MRU 69.7
$0.32 E£16.14
450.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 MRU 86.8
$0.13 E£6.24
1592.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.39 E£69.2
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.93 E£146
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.44 MRU 56.9
$0.84 E£41.59
71.43%
White Bread (500g)
$0.31 MRU 12.34
$0.63 E£31.29
-50.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MRU 49.62
$0.67 E£33.19
88.06%
Eggs
$2.28 MRU 90
$1.43 E£71.3
59.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.04 MRU 318
$3.29 E£164
144.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.91 MRU 194
$4.32 E£215
13.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.68 MRU 264
$8.38 E£417
-20.29%
Apples (1kg)
$2.18 MRU 86.3
$1.47 E£73.2
48.30%
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 MRU 69.4
$0.6 E£29.92
193.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.31 MRU 51.9
$0.47 E£23.42
178.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.93 MRU 36.62
$0.4 E£19.99
132.50%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 MRU 31.02
$0.48 E£23.72
62.50%
Onion (1kg)
$0.71 MRU 27.88
$0.41 E£20.32
73.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 MRU 23.96
$0.24 E£11.99
154.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.65 MRU 25.83
$0.19 E£9.31
242.11%
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)
$2.59 MRU 102
$1.96 E£97.2
32.14%
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
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.47 MRU 18.49
$0.29 E£14.56
62.07%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.99 MRU 711
$6.21 E£309
189.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 MRU 36.26
$0.42 E£20.82
119.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 MRU 9.47
$0.29 E£14.37
-17.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.65 MRU 263
$1.3 E£64.6
411.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 MRU 50.1
$0.33 E£16.61
284.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$7,433 MRU 293.8K
$34.9K E£1.7M
-78.72%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,068 MRU 358.4K
$32K E£1.6M
-71.63%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$144 MRU 5,689
$21.33 E£1,060
574.92%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.48 MRU 1,007
$7.02 E£349
262.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$59.5 MRU 2,352
$11.8 E£587
404.49%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$89.1 MRU 3,521
$14.48 E£720
515.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$248 MRU 9,799
$6.65 E£331
3628.57%
Cinema Ticket
$4.55 MRU 180
$3.02 E£150
50.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$83.1 MRU 3,284
$85.6 E£4,255
-2.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,889 MRU 232.7K
$1,928 E£95.8K
205.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.2 MRU 799
$25.72 E£1,279
-21.46%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.23 MRU 839
$44.15 E£2,195
-51.91%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.4 MRU 2,703
$106 E£5,279
-35.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.64 MRU 1,408
$50.6 E£2,514
-29.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$180 MRU 7,097
$164 E£8,151
9.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$139 MRU 5,493
$102 E£5,066
36.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$632 MRU 25K
$325 E£16.1K
94.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$277 MRU 10.9K
$193 E£9,578
43.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,428 MRU 135.5K
$792 E£39.4K
332.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,165 MRU 46K
$481 E£23.9K
142.24%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$566 MRU 22.4K
$149 E£7,412
279.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.5
16.38
0.73%

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Last update for Mauritania: October 27, 2025

Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

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