Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 22.4% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.82
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.97
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.47
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.34
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.82
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,578.81
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.71
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.53
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.89
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.73
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.94
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.53
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,846.32
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.75
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€41.00
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.60
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.44
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.44
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€81.03
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.84
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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