Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 22.3% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$2.71
NGN3,983.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.43
NGN7,984.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.38
NGN559.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.31
NGN448.68
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.34
NGN1,972.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$2.32
NGN3,404.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$11.06
NGN16,252.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.86
NGN2,728.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.49
NGN3,657.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.83
NGN2,689.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.86
NGN1,267.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.73
NGN1,078.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.83
NGN1,218.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.92
NGN1,348.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.89
NGN1,308.64
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.36
NGN3,462.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$35.66
NGN52,413.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,321,569.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$10.25
NGN15,072.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$33.04
NGN48,568.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$806.81
NGN1,186,006.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$498.69
NGN733,080.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$16.06
NGN23,606.78
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$76.23
NGN112,064.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,700,178.50
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$0.91
NGN1,342.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.16
NGN3,171.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.42
NGN2,080.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$37.75
NGN55,498.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$6.67
NGN9,806.14
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$16.52
NGN24,289.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$29.67
NGN43,608.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$53.82
NGN79,120.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$54.66
NGN80,350.06
|
|
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