Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 29.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 55.7% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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