Cost of living comparison
Romania is 66.6% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$8.56
RON40.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.72
RON8.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.43
RON6.82
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.79
RON18.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.46
RON26.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.70
RON12.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.66
RON3.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.85
RON4.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.38
RON1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.41
RON1.96
|
|
pay 95.9% more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$5.64
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$20.73
RON99.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$6.39
RON30.56
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.01
RON9.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$37.40
RON178.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$6.19
RON29.57
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$80.53
RON384.79
|
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