Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 10.4% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 51.7% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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