Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 70.5% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$6.37
HNL161.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$7.45
HNL188.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.17
HNL29.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.82
HNL20.62
|
|
pay 97.6% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$2.21
HNL55.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.20
HNL106.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.52
HNL139.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.18
HNL55.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.38
HNL60.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.58
HNL40.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.58
HNL14.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.03
HNL25.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.65
HNL16.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.74
HNL18.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.85
HNL21.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.13
HNL104.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$48.26
HNL1,219.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$19,616.27
HNL495,588.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$18.05
HNL456.12
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$68.80
HNL1,738.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$474.35
HNL11,984.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$327.29
HNL8,268.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$91.34
HNL2,307.54
|
|
pay 94.1% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$264.45
HNL6,681.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,438.53
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.79
HNL45.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.75
HNL69.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.64
HNL66.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$41.48
HNL1,048.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.20
HNL131.29
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$36.41
HNL919.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$26.71
HNL674.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$64.54
HNL1,630.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$76.72
HNL1,938.35
|
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