Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 10.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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