Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 18.1% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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