Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 53.5% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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