Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 67.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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