Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 26.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 44.4% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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