Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 46.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 38.8% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 58.3% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 74.0% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 41.9% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 68.9% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Mauritania.

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Dominican Republic vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mauritania, you would:

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$8.79 DOP540.07	+252.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.21 DOP443.09	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.81 DOP49.84	-54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.45 DOP27.80	-78.9%
Average			+49.5%

Mauritania vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.8% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.60 DOP98.24	+496.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.31 DOP203.37	+10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.73 DOP290.63	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.76 DOP108.34	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.93 DOP118.36	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.41 DOP86.47	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.46 DOP28.17	-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.32 DOP81.15	+84.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.89 DOP54.43	+72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$1.14 DOP70.25	+161.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$1.11 DOP68.13	+170.6%
Average			+38.8%

Mauritania vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.3% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.33 DOP327.30	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$24.26 DOP1,490.25	+11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$17,685.93 DOP1M	+136.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	+509.3%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 74.0% more for housing

	Mauritania	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	+168.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	+78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	-27.4%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 41.9% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,114.38 DOP376K	-18.5%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.49 DOP152.79	+42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.96 DOP120.11	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.98 DOP305.92	+99.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.80 DOP356.51	+43.3%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 68.9% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	+116.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	+101.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	+83.3%
Average			+68.9%

Mauritania vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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