Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 11.8% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$2.36
MYR11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$3.63
MYR17.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$6.41
MYR30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.71
MYR27.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$18.01
MYR85.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,182.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$5.07
MYR24.17
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$26.77
MYR127.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$326.71
MYR1,557.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$217.05
MYR1,034.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$34.40
MYR164.02
|
|
pay 21.5% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$144.81
MYR690.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,124.02
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$3.43
MYR16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.46
MYR11.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$4.06
MYR19.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$32.59
MYR155.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 71.7% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$47.09
MYR224.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$24.30
MYR115.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$62.25
MYR296.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$56.25
MYR268.15
|
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