Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 1.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Mali
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Mali
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Mali
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Mali
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Mali
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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