Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 72.6% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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