Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 10.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 71.9% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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