Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 37.4% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS922
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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