Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 96.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Iraq
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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