Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 39.4% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
|
pay 29.3% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
|
pay 36.1% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
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