Cost of living comparison
Syria is 16.4% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Syria instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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