Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Albania, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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