Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.9 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
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Mauritania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 98.2% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
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pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$7.22
£5.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$16.98
£13.14
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$43.82
£33.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$12.87
£9.96
|
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$94.66
£73.27
|
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