Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 2.5 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,131
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,017
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,094
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,028
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,830
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,928
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA922
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,924
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,410
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,550,441
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,574
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA127,052
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,149
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,038
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA203,284
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,557
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,811
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,493
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,350
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA63,526
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA152,463
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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