Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 4.3% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$3.25
KES420.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$5.64
KES730.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.55
KES71.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.45
KES58.89
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.50
KES64.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.85
KES499.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$2.73
KES353.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.59
KES205.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.20
KES284.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.10
KES142.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.44
KES56.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.66
KES85.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.33
KES42.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.30
KES38.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.40
KES51.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$5.65
KES732.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$32.71
KES4,235.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$16,627.25
KES2,152,709.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$10.53
KES1,363.63
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$38.26
KES4,952.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$175.35
KES22,702.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$99.93
KES12,937.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$24.70
KES3,198.23
|
|
pay 34.4% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$135.79
KES17,581.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$6,611.54
KES855,987.86
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.99
KES258.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.16
KES279.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.93
KES379.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$28.98
KES3,752.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$6.33
KES819.60
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$12.19
KES1,578.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$19.75
KES2,557.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$35.28
KES4,568.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$34.91
KES4,519.69
|
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