Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 2.4 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
?? | |
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Mauritania
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
|
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