Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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