Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 70.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
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