Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 58.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Zimbabwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 89.2% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
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