Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 15.5% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Mexico
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 69.5% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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