Cost of living comparison
Oman is 70.7% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Oman instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$21,515.49
OMR8,279.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$406.19
OMR156.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$280.28
OMR107.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
|
pay 75.6% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$193.44
OMR74.440
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$7,403.00
OMR2,848.830
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
|
pay 75.5% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$76.70
OMR29.510
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
|
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