Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 81.9% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 94.7% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$82.02
€76.62
|
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