Cost of living comparison
Syria is 11.2% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Syria instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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