Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 49.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Austria, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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