Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 4.8% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD718
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD149
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD352
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD493
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD298
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD685
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD730
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD211
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD486
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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