Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 27.5% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 92.7% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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