Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 3.8% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Mauritania
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 86.3% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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