Cost of living comparison
Laos is 58.2% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
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