Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 38.6% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.65
FCFA992
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 66.2% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
|
pay 36.3% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.28
FCFA769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
|
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