Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 11.5% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 55.7% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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