Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 38.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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