Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 95.7% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Mauritania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$91.03
₩123,446
|
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