Cost of living comparison
Libya is 17.4% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Libya instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$4.29
LYD20.720
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.12
LYD19.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$2.58
LYD12.490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$3.67
LYD17.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$21.71
LYD104.930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,580.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$9.53
LYD46.050
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$24.38
LYD117.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$214.03
LYD1,034.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$116.31
LYD562.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$30.93
LYD149.520
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$65.74
LYD317.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,636.970
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$31.90
LYD154.180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$4.46
LYD21.550
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$29.81
LYD144.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$27.85
LYD134.640
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$43.99
LYD212.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$57.86
LYD279.680
|
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