Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 52.6% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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