Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 35.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 62.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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