Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 56.6% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.41
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.88
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.36
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.52
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.98
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.73
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.35
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.65
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.25
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr567.41
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr355.14
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Greenland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.78
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.53
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr280.13
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Mauritania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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