Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 1.6% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Oman
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Oman
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Oman
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Oman
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Oman
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Oman
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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