Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 36.9% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Norway, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 62.6% less for transportation
Norway
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Norway
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
Norway
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 64.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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