Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.6 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.69
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.61
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.79
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.61
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.85
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.38
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.24
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.95
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.22
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.20
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.98
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.65
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.53
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.32
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.29
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,272.95
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,578,147.80
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.01
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,522.92
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,682.37
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,907.01
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,443.56
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,085.14
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,873.17
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.25
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.11
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.37
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,179.97
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.29
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Algeria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,683.97
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,147.26
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,795.48
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,707.85
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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