Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 52.0% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 1.9% more for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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