Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.0 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
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