Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 36.8% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Romania, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Romania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Romania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Romania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
Romania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Romania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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