Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 4.1% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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