Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 25.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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