Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.1 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 67.4% less for clothing
Iran
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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