Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 97.3% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Egypt
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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