Mauritania vs. Saint Pierre and Miquelon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.49
MRO895
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.93
MRO2,130
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.76
MRO632

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Mauritania
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.27
MRO96
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.99
MRO1,074
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.02
MRO2,160

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.42
MRO1,945
Monthly public transit pass ?? $21.81
MRO7,831
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $7,478.76
MRO3M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Mauritania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $59.83
MRO21,479
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $291.49
MRO105K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $174.41
MRO62,615

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $443.74
MRO159K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,503.69
MRO3M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.75
MRO626
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.28
MRO819
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.49
MRO895

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Mauritania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $15.21
MRO5,459
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $22.85
MRO8,204
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $68.31
MRO24,522

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