Cost of living comparison
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 27.8% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
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