Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 46.8% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.8% less in Mauritania
- Groceries
-
pay 47.1% less in Mauritania
- Transportation
-
pay 59.4% less in Mauritania
- Housing
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pay 36.7% less in Mauritania
- Childcare
-
pay 66.4% less in Mauritania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.0% less in Mauritania
- Clothing
-
pay 55.3% less in Mauritania
Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Mauritania.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Austria, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.09
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.74
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.85
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.20
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.47
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.14
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.71
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.55
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.88
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.77
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.78
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,541.69
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.51
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.02
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€764.26
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€645.60
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€252.72
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€399.76
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,983.76
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.26
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.32
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.01
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.04
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.52
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€77.97
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.21
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€80.76
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€108.77
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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