Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 37.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 87.3% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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