Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 37.1% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 51.5% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
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