Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 18.0% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 83.7% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 76.8% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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