Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 28.6% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 69.3% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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