Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴182.97
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.44
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.37
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 79.3% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴126.49
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴124.19
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.37
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.85
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.44
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.69
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.45
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.63
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.91
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 87.2% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴150.06
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴280.71
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴131.85
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 73.0% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.45
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴37.94
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴741.19
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴117.18
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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