Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 3.7% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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