Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 40.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Canada, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Canada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Canada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Canada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Canada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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