Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 25.9% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 63.6% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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