Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 18.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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