Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 69.1% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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