Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 34.7% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 76.1% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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