Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 52.3% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Mauritania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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