Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 35.7% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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