Mauritania is 28.0% cheaper than Saint Lucia.

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 41.5% more for restaurants

 
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.48
EC$17.50
$5.03
MRO1,805
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.01
EC$21.66
$6.64
MRO2,385
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
EC$4.30
$2.02
MRO727

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

 
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Bread
1 loaf
$1.28
EC$3.45
$0.28
MRO99
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.32
EC$11.67
$3.00
MRO1,076
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
EC$20.46
$5.23
MRO1,877

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pay 46.6% less for transportation

 
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.78
EC$15.61
$4.65
MRO1,669
Monthly public transit pass ?? $28.91
MRO10,380
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832

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pay 31.8% less for housing

 
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.26
EC$135.83
$58.14
MRO20,873
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $456.48
EC$1,233.67
$205.91
MRO73,923
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.08
EC$981.25
$138.28
MRO49,644

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

 
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $164.97
EC$445.83
$78.72
MRO28,262
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.14
EC$5.78
$2.20
MRO790
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
EC$8.70
$2.40
MRO861
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.51
MRO903

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pay 56.2% less for clothing

 
Saint Lucia
Mauritania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.80
EC$131.87
$17.96
MRO6,447
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.35
EC$146.88
$19.53
MRO7,011
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.44
EC$268.75
$69.27
MRO24,867

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