Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 30.2% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Mauritania

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mauritania are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Mauritania. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mauritania.

Mauritania vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritania instead of Benin, you would:

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pay 61.1% more for restaurants

	Benin	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 F CFA2,003	$3.01 MRO1,082	-15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.23 F CFA3,505	$6.28 MRO2,254	+0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA526	$1.77 MRO637	+89.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 F CFA451	$2.16 MRO775	+169.5%
Average			+61.1%

Benin vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Benin	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 F CFA901	$0.28 MRO99	-82.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 F CFA2,754	$2.76 MRO990	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 F CFA6,128	$5.36 MRO1,923	-50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 F CFA1,360	$2.23 MRO800	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 F CFA1,329	$2.51 MRO901	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA908	$1.00 MRO360	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA477	$0.83 MRO299	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA348	$0.65 MRO234	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA416	$0.45 MRO161	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$0.35 MRO126	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA379	$0.39 MRO141	-41.7%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Benin	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 F CFA2,323	$5.36 MRO1,924	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.97 MRO7,889
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,533.89 MRO3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 F CFA4,607	$3.89 MRO1,397	-52.5%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Benin	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.45 F CFA28,374	$60.27 MRO21,637	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.44 F CFA119K	$225.73 MRO81,036	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.45 F CFA80,114	$162.03 MRO58,168	+13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115K	$111.41 MRO39,996	-45.5%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Benin	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.51 F CFA76,775	$73.21 MRO26,284	-46.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,786.92 F CFA3M	$7,011.73 MRO3M	+21.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA601	$1.96 MRO703	+83.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.94 F CFA3,338	$2.30 MRO825	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.56 F CFA2,003	$2.51 MRO902	-29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.48 F CFA26,705	$87.27 MRO31,329	+83.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 F CFA5,007	$4.08 MRO1,465	-54.2%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Benin	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 F CFA10,014	$20.45 MRO7,342	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.90 F CFA5,007	$20.77 MRO7,455	+133.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.90 F CFA5,007	$69.22 MRO24,848	+677.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.97 F CFA27,539	$41.44 MRO14,876	-15.4%
Average			+202.6%

Benin vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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