Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 37.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Germany, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 61.3% less for clothing
Germany
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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