Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 93.3% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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