Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 17.1% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$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) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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