Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 4.4% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Croatia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.02
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.23
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.56
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.26
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.17
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.12
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.35
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.87
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.15
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.82
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.58
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.72
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
Croatia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn998.45
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.62
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.31
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn274.25
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.95
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn573.19
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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