Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 52.9% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 67.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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