Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 38.3% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES396.73
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.79
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.30
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES551.59
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES368.69
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.54
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.49
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.66
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.97
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.59
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.82
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES726.48
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.45
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.64
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.06
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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