Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 36.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 67.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 64.1% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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