Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 67.1% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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