Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 13.8% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 27.9% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 42.3% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 52.2% less in Mauritania

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Mauritania are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Mauritania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mauritania.

Mauritania vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,792	$4.99 MRO1,792	+7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,710	$5.94 MRO2,132	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA830	$2.01 MRO722	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA338	$2.39 MRO859	+326.6%
Average			+103.2%

Cameroon vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA243	$0.27 MRO99	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA5,913	$3.76 MRO1,350	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,677	$5.46 MRO1,959	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,074	$2.21 MRO795	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,889	$2.49 MRO895	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA983	$1.00 MRO358	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA482	$0.83 MRO297	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA469	$0.65 MRO232	-16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA338	$0.45 MRO160	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA542	$0.35 MRO125	-61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA408	$0.39 MRO140	-42.3%
Average			-27.9%

Cameroon vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Cameroon	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,657	$5.33 MRO1,912	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,855	$17.47 MRO6,271	+6.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA15,566,538	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-71.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,349	$2.87 MRO1,030	-26.3%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 14.1% less for housing

	Cameroon	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA58,034	$58.82 MRO21,115	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA214,574	$224.43 MRO80,570	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA159,998	$161.09 MRO57,832	-39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA42,139	$110.75 MRO39,758	+58.5%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 42.3% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA207,256	$78.09 MRO28,033	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,606,010	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	+161.9%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA690	$1.95 MRO699	+70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA963	$2.42 MRO867	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,150	$2.50 MRO896	+30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA16,972	$86.71 MRO31,129	+208.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,927	$4.37 MRO1,568	-46.5%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 52.2% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA25,196	$20.33 MRO7,298	-51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA31,481	$20.64 MRO7,410	-60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA58,326	$68.82 MRO24,707	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA66,652	$35.25 MRO12,653	-68.1%
Average			-52.2%

Cameroon vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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