Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 7.3% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
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