Cost of living comparison
Togo is 24.5% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Togo instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.37
F CFA836
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.21
F CFA737
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$1.25
F CFA760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
|
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