Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.2 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 83.7% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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