Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 9.1% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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