Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 22.5% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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