Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.8 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
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Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
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