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

😐 Solo nomad: Mauritania is 39.9% more expensive than Egypt without rent, and 62.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Mauritania is 60.3% more expensive than Egypt without rent, and 69.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.38 MRU 135
$4.01 E£190
-15.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.88 MRU 952
$19.80 E£936
20.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.21 MRU 248
$4.88 E£231
27.25%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.92 MRU 76.7
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.50 MRU 99.7
-
-
Cappuccino
$2.53 MRU 101
$1.44 E£68.3
75.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.82 MRU 72.5
$0.36 E£16.81
405.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 MRU 85.3
$0.15 E£6.94
1326.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.35 E£64.0
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.99 E£141
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 MRU 57.9
$0.89 E£41.87
62.92%
White Bread (500g)
$0.29 MRU 11.39
$0.58 E£27.62
-50.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.25 MRU 49.80
$0.70 E£33.22
78.57%
Eggs
$2.18 MRU 87.1
$1.49 E£70.2
46.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.16 MRU 325
$3.18 E£150
156.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.05 MRU 201
$4.34 E£205
16.36%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.81 MRU 272
$8.83 E£417
-22.88%
Apples (1kg)
$2.16 MRU 86.1
$1.51 E£71.3
43.05%
Banana (1kg)
$1.74 MRU 69.3
$0.57 E£26.91
205.26%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.25 MRU 49.70
$0.48 E£22.49
160.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.97 MRU 38.62
$0.40 E£19.11
142.50%
Potato (1kg)
$0.74 MRU 29.65
$0.45 E£21.13
64.44%
Onion (1kg)
$0.69 MRU 27.66
$0.41 E£19.61
68.29%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.60 MRU 23.83
$0.24 E£11.38
150.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.64 MRU 25.54
$0.22 E£10.41
190.91%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$10.11 MRU 403
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.62 MRU 104
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.78 MRU 71.0
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.55 MRU 102
$1.98 E£93.4
28.79%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$7.40 E£350
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.28 E£60.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.90 E£89.8
-
🚌 Getting Around
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.46 MRU 18.33
$0.27 E£12.76
70.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.51 MRU 698
$6.10 E£288
187.05%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.85 MRU 34.06
$0.41 E£19.57
107.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.26 MRU 10.46
$0.29 E£13.68
-10.34%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.61 MRU 263
$1.30 E£61.5
408.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 MRU 53.1
$0.33 E£15.77
303.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$7,686 MRU 306.4K
$34.1K E£1.6M
-77.48%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,356 MRU 373.0K
$31.2K E£1.5M
-70.01%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$145 MRU 5,779
$21.72 E£1,027
567.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.36 MRU 1,011
$7.00 E£331
262.29%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$60.3 MRU 2,405
$11.71 E£554
415.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$87.9 MRU 3,505
$14.63 E£692
500.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$256 MRU 10.2K
$6.90 E£326
3612.75%
Cinema Ticket
$4.46 MRU 178
$2.91 E£138
53.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$81.1 MRU 3,234
$86.5 E£4,088
-6.19%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,004 MRU 239.4K
$1,932 E£91.3K
210.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.39 MRU 813
$25.89 E£1,224
-21.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$20.96 MRU 836
$43.64 E£2,064
-51.97%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.0 MRU 2,790
$108 E£5,083
-34.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.90 MRU 1,431
$50.9 E£2,406
-29.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$183 MRU 7,314
$163 E£7,686
12.83%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$140 MRU 5,591
$101 E£4,780
38.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$639 MRU 25.5K
$323 E£15.3K
97.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$273 MRU 10.9K
$190 E£8,995
43.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,497 MRU 259.0K
$796 E£37.7K
715.77%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,623 MRU 64.7K
$476 E£22.5K
241.12%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mauritania
Egypt
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$572 MRU 22.8K
$154 E£7,298
270.57%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.5
16.38
0.73%

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

Last update for Mauritania: January 11, 2026

Last update for Egypt: January 11, 2026

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