Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 23.5% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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