Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 24.6% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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