Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 29.1% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 90.1% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO171.08
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO210.04
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.14
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.64
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.06
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.97
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.77
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.75
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.98
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.05
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.31
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.04
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.77
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.27
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.29
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 69.9% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO174.26
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO613,073.96
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO255.48
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,614.38
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,544.58
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,257.51
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,978.26
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,167.79
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,367.21
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.18
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.63
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.61
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,132.35
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.63
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,246.93
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,251.81
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,771.98
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,022.79
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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