Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 64.4% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 86.8% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
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