Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 81.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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