Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 0.6% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$3.08
KES396.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.60
KES77.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.48
KES61.30
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.28
KES551.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$2.86
KES368.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.32
KES298.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.01
KES130.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.42
KES53.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.60
KES77.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.33
KES42.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.29
KES37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.38
KES48.82
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.64
KES726.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.94
KES250.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.12
KES273.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$5.77
KES744.06
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
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