Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.2 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$17.39
£13.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$1.82
£1.46
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.16
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.96
£3.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$3.81
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.23
£1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.90
£0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.77
£0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.81
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$5.23
£4.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$12.42
£9.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$24.72
£19.79
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$897.07
£718.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
|
pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$4.04
£3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.86
£2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$67.59
£54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$10.56
£8.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$93.16
£74.60
|
|
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