Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 60.8% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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