Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 99.0% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.50
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.00
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.47
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.01
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.60
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.00
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,510.25
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.81
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.41
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,851.87
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,892.50
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.20
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.26
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,996.51
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.50
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.75
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.00
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.98
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.98
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.96
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.47
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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