Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 32.9% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.57
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.94
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.50
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.60
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱389.19
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.20
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.42
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.62
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.23
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.64
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.25
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱71.05
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.49
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱676.12
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.79
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.39
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.69
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.66
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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