Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 19.0% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Kuwait
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
Kuwait
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 58.4% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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