Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 2.5% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
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