Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 12.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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