Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 27.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Malta, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Malta
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Malta
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Malta
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Malta
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Malta
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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