Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$11.85
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$29.98
€28.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$10.62
€10.20
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$507.54
€487.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$347.76
€333.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$477.03
€457.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
|
pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.89
€2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$41.43
€39.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$8.20
€7.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$141.41
€135.74
|
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