Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 1.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 96.0% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA474
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA491
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA996
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA357
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA441
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA556
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 37.1% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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