Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 6.9% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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