Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.1 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Montenegro
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$11.31
€10.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.65
€1.59
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.01
€3.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.18
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$6.10
€5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$39.06
€37.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$9.69
€9.29
|
|
pay 94.9% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$691.39
€662.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$536.29
€514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$385.16
€369.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.71
€2.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.26
€2.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$58.84
€56.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.48
€5.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$163.37
€156.64
|
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