Cost of living comparison
Chile is 75.3% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Chile instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
|
pay 70.8% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$77.03
CLF2.4900
|
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