Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 59.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 64.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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