Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 70.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 90.3% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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