Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 16.8% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Botswana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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