Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 92.7% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
|
pay 89.3% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
|
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