Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 49.5% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Mauritania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.43
CFPF1,746
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.62
CFPF1,315
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
CFPF334
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
CFPF282
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
CFPF254
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
CFPF635
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
CFPF667
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.16
CFPF810
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
CFPF622
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
CFPF277
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF80
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.89
CFPF553
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.03
CFPF343
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
CFPF231
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF81
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
CFPF596
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,759.02
CFPF2,236,122
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$116.76
CFPF13,213
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$98.35
CFPF11,130
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,088.99
CFPF123,241
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$943.04
CFPF106,724
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.89
CFPF8,815
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$449.07
CFPF50,821
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,981.37
CFPF1,016,419
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.49
CFPF508
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
CFPF437
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.14
CFPF1,260
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.60
CFPF6,858
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.57
CFPF1,423
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 70.0% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.19
CFPF13,376
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.78
CFPF9,934
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.76
CFPF15,704
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.19
CFPF13,376
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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