Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 61.3% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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