Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 65.8% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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