Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 10.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.5 times more in Mauritania
- Groceries
-
pay 23.2% less in Mauritania
- Transportation
-
pay 21.1% less in Mauritania
- Housing
-
pay 18.7% less in Mauritania
- Childcare
-
pay 29.6% less in Mauritania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.8% less in Mauritania
- Clothing
-
pay 49.3% less in Mauritania
Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Mauritania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mauritania.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.24
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.28
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.38
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.67
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.09
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.53
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.39
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,819.36
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR67.98
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.20
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,441.68
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,048.71
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.42
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,136.89
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,746.08
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.37
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.94
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.77
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.37
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR160.96
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.61
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.83
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR295.89
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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