Cost of Living Comparison Between Morocco and Mauritania Cost of Living Comparison Between Morocco and Mauritania

😐 Solo nomad: Morocco is 3.5% more expensive than Mauritania without rent, and 1.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Morocco is 11.6% cheaper than Mauritania without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.31 MAD 39.67
$3.38 MRU 136
27.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$27.33 MAD 252
$23.92 MRU 958
14.26%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.73 MAD 62.0
$6.22 MRU 249
8.20%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.93 MRU 77.4
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.57 MRU 103
-
Cappuccino
$1.78 MAD 16.40
$2.44 MRU 97.6
-27.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MAD 5.44
$1.82 MRU 73.0
-67.58%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 MAD 3.65
$2.22 MRU 88.9
-81.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.23 MAD 29.73
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.89 MAD 35.81
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 MAD 8.56
$1.41 MRU 56.4
-34.04%
White Bread (500g)
$0.57 MAD 5.21
$0.29 MRU 11.48
96.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.77 MAD 16.31
$1.24 MRU 49.59
42.74%
Eggs
$2.03 MAD 18.65
$2.29 MRU 91.6
-11.35%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.18 MAD 93.8
$7.90 MRU 316
28.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.06 MAD 55.8
$4.86 MRU 195
24.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.59 MAD 97.5
$6.64 MRU 266
59.49%
Apples (1kg)
$1.44 MAD 13.23
$2.18 MRU 87.4
-33.94%
Banana (1kg)
$1.35 MAD 12.45
$1.83 MRU 73.5
-26.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.82 MAD 7.54
$1.26 MRU 50.3
-34.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.86 MAD 7.91
$0.91 MRU 36.26
-5.49%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 MAD 7.13
$0.76 MRU 30.25
1.32%
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 MAD 6.71
$0.75 MRU 29.86
-2.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.47 MAD 4.34
$0.57 MRU 22.82
-17.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.64 MAD 5.91
$0.65 MRU 26.15
-1.54%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$9.86 MRU 395
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.57 MRU 103
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.79 MRU 71.7
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.18 MAD 38.46
$2.52 MRU 101
65.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.43 MAD 68.4
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.50 MAD 23.04
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 MAD 24.19
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.57 MAD 5.24
$0.50 MRU 20.15
14.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$22.16 MAD 204
$17.95 MRU 719
23.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.78 MAD 7.22
$0.87 MRU 34.66
-10.34%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.68 MAD 6.22
$0.26 MRU 10.49
161.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.43 MAD 50.0
$6.61 MRU 265
-17.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.52 MAD 14.03
$1.32 MRU 53.0
15.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.8K MAD 339.0K
$7,539 MRU 302.0K
388.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.6K MAD 273.0K
$9,144 MRU 366.3K
224.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.54 MAD 383
$144 MRU 5,775
-71.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.30 MAD 104
$25.58 MRU 1,025
-55.82%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.45 MAD 363
$61.7 MRU 2,473
-36.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$24.65 MAD 227
$88.9 MRU 3,563
-72.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$24.10 MAD 222
$257 MRU 10.3K
-90.62%
Cinema Ticket
$6.77 MAD 62.3
$4.39 MRU 176
54.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$113 MAD 1,038
$80.6 MRU 3,229
39.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,465 MAD 31.9K
$6,025 MRU 241.4K
-42.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.49 MAD 373
$20.81 MRU 834
94.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.60 MAD 411
$20.93 MRU 839
113.09%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.5 MAD 805
$68.7 MRU 2,752
27.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.1 MAD 655
$35.36 MRU 1,416
101.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$374 MAD 3,446
$183 MRU 7,329
104.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$214 MAD 1,975
$140 MRU 5,596
53.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$684 MAD 6,303
$623 MRU 25.0K
9.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$387 MAD 3,567
$268 MRU 10.7K
44.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,583 MAD 14.6K
$6,518 MRU 261.1K
-75.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$986 MAD 9,081
$1,652 MRU 66.2K
-40.33%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Morocco
Mauritania
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$478 MAD 4,402
$561 MRU 22.5K
-14.75%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.98
16.5
-69.82%

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Last update for Morocco: April 13, 2026

Last update for Mauritania: April 12, 2026

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