Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 58.5% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 92.5% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 83.0% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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