Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 53.6% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$5.35
MUR251.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$5.02
MUR236.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.88
MUR41.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.52
MUR24.55
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.69
MUR32.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.07
MUR191.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.02
MUR236.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.95
MUR91.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.54
MUR119.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.93
MUR43.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.76
MUR35.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.80
MUR37.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.29
MUR60.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.48
MUR22.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.51
MUR23.87
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$5.58
MUR262.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$32.50
MUR1,529.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,418,744.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$19.99
MUR940.30
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$29.67
MUR1,396.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$397.33
MUR18,694.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$305.21
MUR14,360.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$31.91
MUR1,501.53
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$158.54
MUR7,459.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$3,964.93
MUR186,549.84
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.23
MUR105.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.18
MUR102.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$5.84
MUR274.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$35.23
MUR1,657.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.35
MUR251.55
|
|
pay 64.4% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$41.35
MUR1,945.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$35.68
MUR1,678.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$72.89
MUR3,429.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$61.84
MUR2,909.60
|
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