Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.8 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
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