Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 7.7% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 15.5% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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