Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Austria instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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