Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.1 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$10.57
€9.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$45.63
€41.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$353.00
€324.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$271.19
€249.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$388.30
€356.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$45.72
€42.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$9.97
€9.16
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$122.77
€112.84
|
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