Cost of Living Comparison Between Mauritania and Italy Cost of Living Comparison Between Mauritania and Italy

🙂 Solo nomad: Mauritania is 46.2% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 55.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mauritania is 42.6% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 51.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.37 MRU 133
$17.2 €14.85
-80.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.69 MRU 936
$80 €69.1
-70.40%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.25 MRU 247
$11.38 €9.82
-45.08%
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
$2 €1.72
24.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 MRU 69.7
$2.87 €2.48
-38.68%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 MRU 86.8
$1.35 €1.17
62.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$5.68 €4.91
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.1 €4.4
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.44 MRU 56.9
$1.68 €1.45
-14.29%
White Bread (500g)
$0.31 MRU 12.34
$2.31 €2
-86.58%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MRU 49.62
$2.9 €2.5
-56.55%
Eggs
$2.28 MRU 90
$4.04 €3.49
-43.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.04 MRU 318
$16.69 €14.41
-51.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.91 MRU 194
$12.25 €10.58
-59.92%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.68 MRU 264
$20.16 €17.4
-66.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.18 MRU 86.3
$2.47 €2.13
-11.74%
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 MRU 69.4
$2.12 €1.83
-16.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.31 MRU 51.9
$2.71 €2.34
-51.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.93 MRU 36.62
$3.28 €2.83
-71.65%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 MRU 31.02
$2.04 €1.76
-61.76%
Onion (1kg)
$0.71 MRU 27.88
$1.82 €1.57
-60.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 MRU 23.96
$1.47 €1.27
-58.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.65 MRU 25.83
$0.51 €0.44
27.45%
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
$6.75 €5.83
-61.63%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$7 €6.04
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.82 €1.57
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.53 €2.18
-
🚌 Getting Around
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.47 MRU 18.49
$1.96 €1.69
-76.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.99 MRU 711
$42.43 €36.63
-57.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 MRU 36.26
$5.68 €4.9
-83.80%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 MRU 9.47
$1.59 €1.38
-84.91%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.65 MRU 263
$34.1 €29.45
-80.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 MRU 50.1
$2.01 €1.74
-36.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$7,433 MRU 293.8K
$31.8K €27.4K
-76.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,068 MRU 358.4K
$32.7K €28.2K
-72.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$144 MRU 5,689
$222 €192
-35.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.48 MRU 1,007
$13.37 €11.55
90.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$59.5 MRU 2,352
$31.76 €27.42
87.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$89.1 MRU 3,521
$57.5 €49.63
55.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$248 MRU 9,799
$25.84 €22.31
859.56%
Cinema Ticket
$4.55 MRU 180
$10.21 €8.82
-55.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$83.1 MRU 3,284
$576 €497
-85.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,889 MRU 232.7K
$10.7K €9,249
-45.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.2 MRU 799
$92.9 €80.2
-78.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.23 MRU 839
$40.84 €35.26
-48.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.4 MRU 2,703
$98.4 €84.9
-30.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.64 MRU 1,408
$131 €113
-72.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$180 MRU 7,097
$853 €737
-78.96%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$139 MRU 5,493
$658 €568
-78.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$632 MRU 25K
$1,518 €1,311
-58.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$277 MRU 10.9K
$1,072 €926
-74.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,428 MRU 135.5K
$4,096 €3,537
-16.31%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,165 MRU 46K
$2,595 €2,240
-55.11%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mauritania
Italy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$566 MRU 22.4K
$1,960 €1,692
-71.12%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.5
4.41
274.15%

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Last update for Mauritania: October 27, 2025

Last update for Italy: October 27, 2025

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