Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 53.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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