Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 6.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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