Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 38.2% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 94.7% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Mauritania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 84.7% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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