Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 44.7% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Liberia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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