Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 83.2% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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