Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 27.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Mauritania
- Groceries
-
pay 29.5% less in Mauritania
- Transportation
-
pay 10.1% more in Mauritania
- Housing
-
pay 8.4% less in Mauritania
- Childcare
-
pay 45.0% less in Mauritania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.2% more in Mauritania
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Mauritania are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Mauritania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mauritania.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA778
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,670
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA484
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA337
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA454
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,189
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,819
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,817
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,648
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA941
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA316
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA262
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA663
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA759
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA390
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,074
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,486
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA259,431
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA181,602
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,607
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,829
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,560,247
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA726
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,038
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,038
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,320
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,189
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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