Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.6 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Norway instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
|
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