Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 42.8% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 85.0% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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