Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.0 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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