Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 53.6% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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