Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 34.2% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 63.9% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Barbados
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 31.3% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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