Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 54.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Albania, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 45.5% less for clothing
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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