Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 92.6% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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