Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Mauritania

Mauritania vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 35.4% cheaper than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% less in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 44.3% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 43.2% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Mauritania

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

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Mauritania vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.2% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.49 MRO895	-46.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$5.93 MRO2,130	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.76 MRO632	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.14 MRO770
Average			-38.2%

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Guinea	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.27 MRO96	-81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$2.99 MRO1,074	-74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$6.02 MRO2,160	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.32 MRO832	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.46 MRO882	+20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.44 MRO518	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.84 MRO302	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.72 MRO257	-11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.51 MRO185	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.44 MRO157	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.41 MRO147	-34.8%
Average			-39.6%

Guinea vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.3% less for transportation

	Guinea	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.42 MRO1,945	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$21.81 MRO7,831	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-77.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$3.86 MRO1,387	-56.4%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 43.2% less for housing

	Guinea	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$59.83 MRO21,479	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$291.49 MRO105K	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$174.41 MRO62,615	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$98.49 MRO35,360	-25.8%
Average			-43.2%

Guinea vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Guinea	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$443.74 MRO159K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+17.9%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.75 MRO626	-49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.28 MRO819	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.49 MRO895	+114.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$86.63 MRO31,100	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$4.05 MRO1,454
Average			-19.0%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Guinea	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$15.21 MRO5,459	-24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$22.85 MRO8,204	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$68.31 MRO24,522	+127.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$46.74 MRO16,780	-6.5%
Average			+10.3%

Guinea vs. Mauritania - Cost of clothing

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