Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 13.7% cheaper than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 36.3% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 1.4% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$2.49 MRO895	-58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$5.93 MRO2,130	-42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$1.76 MRO632	+70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$2.14 MRO770	+544.5%
Average			-29.9%

Ghana vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.3% less for groceries

	Ghana	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$0.27 MRO96	-83.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$2.99 MRO1,074	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$6.02 MRO2,160	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$2.32 MRO832	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$2.46 MRO882	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$1.44 MRO518	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.84 MRO302	+27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$0.72 MRO257	-0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$0.51 MRO185	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.44 MRO157	-62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.41 MRO147	-59.6%
Average			-36.3%

Ghana vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Ghana	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$5.42 MRO1,945	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$21.81 MRO7,831	-35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$3.86 MRO1,387	-59.1%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Ghana	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$59.83 MRO21,479	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$291.49 MRO105K	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$174.41 MRO62,615	+0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$98.49 MRO35,360	+101.5%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 1.4% more for childcare

	Ghana	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$443.74 MRO159K	+21.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-15.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$1.75 MRO626	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$2.28 MRO819	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$2.49 MRO895	+60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$86.63 MRO31,100	+109.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$4.05 MRO1,454	-64.1%
Average			-12.6%

Ghana vs. Mauritania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Ghana	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$15.21 MRO5,459	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$22.85 MRO8,204	+31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$68.31 MRO24,522	+78.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$46.74 MRO16,780	+2.6%
Average			+28.0%

Ghana vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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