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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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