Cost of living comparison
Benin is 25.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Benin instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Mauritania
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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