Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 73.2% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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