Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 47.8% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.23
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.02
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.63
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.55
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.22
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.96
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.70
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.94
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.61
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.31
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.53
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.88
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.17
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM690.52
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.33
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.75
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.41
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.27
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM268.21
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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