Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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