Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.5 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Finland instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$13.85
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.57
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.73
€3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.21
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$5.06
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.65
€1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$7.87
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$60.62
€56.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$18.81
€17.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$746.03
€692.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$620.54
€575.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$310.89
€288.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$7.16
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$43.05
€39.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$15.48
€14.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$107.88
€100.08
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Finland or Mauritania. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.