Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 12.8% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
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pay 7.2% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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