Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 1.5% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 61.7% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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