Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 48.4% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
pay 28.9% more for housing
Burundi
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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