Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 40.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
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Mauritania
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
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pay 60.8% more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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