Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 42.2% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$8.87
KZT3,898.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$6.78
KZT2,979.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.83
KZT364.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.52
KZT229.42
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.46
KZT204.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.61
KZT2,024.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.19
KZT1,841.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.63
KZT716.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.42
KZT1,061.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.64
KZT280.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.97
KZT425.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.02
KZT447.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.97
KZT425.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.24
KZT104.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.24
KZT104.18
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.05
KZT902.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$14.36
KZT6,312.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$22,632.91
KZT9,947,283.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$5.95
KZT2,615.48
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$13.46
KZT5,916.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$431.95
KZT189,844.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$271.20
KZT119,192.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$39.97
KZT17,568.64
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$226.97
KZT99,753.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,383,243.79
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.29
KZT568.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.13
KZT935.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.91
KZT837.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$40.51
KZT17,802.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$5.10
KZT2,239.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$60.78
KZT26,711.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$45.95
KZT20,193.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$95.70
KZT42,062.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$90.85
KZT39,929.79
|
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