Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 23.7% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Burma
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Burma
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 41.7% less for childcare
Burma
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Burma
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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