Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 5.4% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Armenia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Armenia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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