Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 2.8 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.91
DJF162
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.79
DJF316
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$1.02
DJF181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.28
DJF226
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.08
DJF192
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.72
DJF128
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.88
DJF155
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
|
pay 21.7% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.39
DJF424
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
|
pay 73.7% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
|
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