Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 21.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
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