Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 22.8% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 75.7% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
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