Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 29.6% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
|
pay 60.1% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
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