Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 40.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 66.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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