Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 29.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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