Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 14.6% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
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