Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 71.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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