Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 32.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA942
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA760
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA732
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA661
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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