Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 1.3% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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