Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 59.2% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$2.33
THB80.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.70
THB24.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.38
THB13.08
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$8.16
THB281.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$6.68
THB230.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$1.29
THB44.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.23
THB42.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.52
THB17.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.82
THB28.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.66
THB22.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.69
THB23.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.54
THB18.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.47
THB153.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$25.43
THB876.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$9.67
THB333.15
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.20
THB75.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$1.90
THB65.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.42
THB186.84
|
|
pay 59.6% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
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