Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 37.9% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Israel, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Israel
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Israel
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
Israel
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 28.5% less for childcare
Israel
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Israel
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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