Cost of Living Comparison Between Mauritania and Spain Cost of Living Comparison Between Mauritania and Spain

🙂 Solo nomad: Mauritania is 39.5% cheaper than Spain without rent, and 54.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mauritania is 32% cheaper than Spain without rent, and 47.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.37 MRU 133
$16.02 €13.83
-78.96%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.69 MRU 936
$57.6 €49.75
-58.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.25 MRU 247
$10.6 €9.15
-41.04%
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
$2.39 €2.06
4.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 MRU 69.7
$2.6 €2.24
-32.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 MRU 86.8
$1.91 €1.65
15.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.44 €2.97
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.11 €3.55
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.44 MRU 56.9
$1.18 €1.02
22.03%
White Bread (500g)
$0.31 MRU 12.34
$1.53 €1.32
-79.74%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MRU 49.62
$1.61 €1.39
-21.74%
Eggs
$2.28 MRU 90
$3.1 €2.68
-26.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.04 MRU 318
$14.26 €12.32
-43.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.91 MRU 194
$8.6 €7.42
-42.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.68 MRU 264
$15.7 €13.56
-57.45%
Apples (1kg)
$2.18 MRU 86.3
$2.45 €2.12
-11.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 MRU 69.4
$2.07 €1.78
-14.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.31 MRU 51.9
$2.03 €1.75
-35.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.93 MRU 36.62
$2.65 €2.29
-64.91%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 MRU 31.02
$1.83 €1.58
-57.38%
Onion (1kg)
$0.71 MRU 27.88
$1.96 €1.69
-63.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 MRU 23.96
$1.36 €1.17
-55.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.65 MRU 25.83
$0.74 €0.64
-12.16%
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
$6.43 €5.55
-59.72%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$5.72 €4.94
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.32 €1.14
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.08 €1.8
-
🚌 Getting Around
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.47 MRU 18.49
$1.79 €1.54
-73.74%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.99 MRU 711
$34.46 €29.75
-47.79%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 MRU 36.26
$4.56 €3.94
-79.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 MRU 9.47
$1.33 €1.15
-81.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.65 MRU 263
$26.41 €22.8
-74.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 MRU 50.1
$1.83 €1.58
-30.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$7,433 MRU 293.8K
$39.3K €33.9K
-81.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,068 MRU 358.4K
$31.2K €27K
-70.97%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$144 MRU 5,689
$149 €128
-3.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.48 MRU 1,007
$20.46 €17.67
24.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$59.5 MRU 2,352
$33.3 €28.75
78.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$89.1 MRU 3,521
$47.32 €40.85
88.29%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$248 MRU 9,799
$15.64 €13.5
1485.36%
Cinema Ticket
$4.55 MRU 180
$9.52 €8.22
-52.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$83.1 MRU 3,284
$522 €451
-84.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,889 MRU 232.7K
$9,960 €8,600
-40.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.2 MRU 799
$87.2 €75.3
-76.84%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.23 MRU 839
$37.22 €32.13
-42.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.4 MRU 2,703
$91.5 €79
-25.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.64 MRU 1,408
$108 €93
-66.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$180 MRU 7,097
$1,050 €907
-82.90%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$139 MRU 5,493
$812 €701
-82.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$632 MRU 25K
$1,692 €1,460
-62.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$277 MRU 10.9K
$1,239 €1,069
-77.65%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,428 MRU 135.5K
$4,233 €3,655
-19.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,165 MRU 46K
$2,725 €2,353
-57.25%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mauritania
Spain
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$566 MRU 22.4K
$1,998 €1,725
-71.68%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.5
3.51
370.09%

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Last update for Mauritania: October 27, 2025

Last update for Spain: October 28, 2025

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