Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 73.7% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,667
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,013
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,650
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,242
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,872
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,446
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,424
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,019
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,210
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,357
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,800
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,455
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,319
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,063
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,218
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,888
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,159
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫897,872,277
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,007
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,090
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,530,169
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,253,553
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,011,611
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,202,780
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫316,737,655
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,213
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,055
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,083
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫559,911
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,625
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫709,628
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫562,533
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,014,926
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,024,113
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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