Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 45.9% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Aruba
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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