Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 3.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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