Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 9.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Togo, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,177
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,198
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,342
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA436
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,244
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,333
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,050
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,823
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA836
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA737
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA760
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,063
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
|
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,477
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,142
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,037,933
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,959
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
|
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,367
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA162,015
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,540
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,214
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,308
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,947,242
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,344
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,425
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,727
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,731
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,090
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,893
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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