Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 21.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,969.99
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT3,033.98
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT371.55
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT233.65
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT207.77
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,061.26
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,875.36
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT729.35
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,081.49
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT285.39
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT433.47
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT456.01
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT433.00
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.01
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.10
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT919.35
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,428.99
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,130,407.98
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,663.63
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT6,025.00
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT193,339.58
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT121,386.36
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,892.07
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT101,590.06
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,445,527.57
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT579.37
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT952.75
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT852.97
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT18,130.03
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,280.59
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT27,203.45
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,565.66
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,836.99
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,664.87
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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