Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 74.9% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 66.3% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
Guyana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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