Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 26.3% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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