Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 18.4% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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