Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 17.5% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 54.2% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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