Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 5.9% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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