Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 7.8% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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