Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.3 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Israel instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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