Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.8 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Bhutan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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