Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 80.4% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
Colombia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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