Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 55.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 91.2% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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