Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 98.2% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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