Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 17.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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