Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 3.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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