Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.3 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
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