Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 22.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Japan, you would:
pay 59.1% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
Japan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Japan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
Japan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Japan
|
Mauritania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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