Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 17.7% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Mauritania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.06
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,513.09
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.50
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.00
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.35
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED437.97
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.09
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,680.87
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.58
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.61
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.18
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.97
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.58
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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