Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 18.3% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 73.7% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Mauritania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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