Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 79.4% 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 |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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