Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 6.8% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 91.9% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 90.3% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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