Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 33.1% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
|
pay 53.4% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
|
pay 88.9% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
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