Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 12.9% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$4.65
C$171.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.71
C$210.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.82
C$30.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.86
C$31.73
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.25
C$46.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$1.74
C$64.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.94
C$145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.81
C$66.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.36
C$87.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.58
C$95.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.53
C$19.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.39
C$51.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.62
C$22.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.80
C$29.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.77
C$28.38
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.74
C$174.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$7.00
C$258.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$16,668.72
C$614,942.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$6.95
C$256.26
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$71.08
C$2,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$341.07
C$12,582.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$278.89
C$10,288.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$53.79
C$1,984.29
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$113.32
C$4,180.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$4,387.37
C$161,859.13
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.07
C$76.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.19
C$80.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$3.06
C$112.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$30.79
C$1,135.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.10
C$188.20
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$33.90
C$1,250.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$34.04
C$1,255.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$48.18
C$1,777.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$55.00
C$2,028.96
|
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