Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 71.0% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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