Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 99.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 90.9% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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