Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 7.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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