Cost of living comparison
France is 2.9 times more expensive than Mauritania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.4% more in France
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in France
- Transportation
-
pay 3.6 times more in France
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in France
- Childcare
-
pay 5.1 times more in France
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in France
- Clothing
-
pay 2.8 times more in France
The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in France are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in France.
If you lived in France instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 77.4% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$15.64
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$10.86
€10.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$2.73
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.71
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$8.46
€8.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$4.52
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$5.82
€5.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.90
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$7.25
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$50.39
€48.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$31,262.62
€29,979.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$17.66
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$30.07
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$750.17
€719.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$604.38
€579.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$140.10
€134.35
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$690.26
€661.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$9,163.56
€8,787.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$3.01
€2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$11.83
€11.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$35.91
€34.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$12.10
€11.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$89.62
€85.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$37.76
€36.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$91.52
€87.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$126.90
€121.69
|
|
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