Cost of living comparison
Libya is 25.9% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Libya instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
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