Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 42.3% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 98.1% more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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