Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 75.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Russia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
Russia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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