Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 18.1% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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