Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 65.7% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
|
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