Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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