Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.8 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
|
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