Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 23.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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