Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 21.7% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Spain, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.63
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Spain
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.31
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Spain
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.22
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.21
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€651.52
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.07
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Spain
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€319.89
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.47
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.86
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.33
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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