Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 6.0% cheaper than Grenada.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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