Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 3.7% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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