Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 79.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 78.0% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 65.2% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 47.9% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Cameroon are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$5.36 FCFA3,029	+77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.58 FCFA894	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.68 FCFA387	-68.3%
Average			-2.9%

Mauritania vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.65 FCFA367	+134.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+158.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+110.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.15 FCFA1,217	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.83 FCFA1,603	+12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.84 FCFA478	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.78 FCFA442	+20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.61 FCFA347	+37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$1.03 FCFA585	+195.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.78 FCFA441	+98.4%
Average			+78.0%

Mauritania vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.2% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$5.09 FCFA2,877	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$17.85 FCFA10,095	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+274.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$4.28 FCFA2,421	+9.9%
Average			+65.2%

Mauritania vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.9% more for housing

	Mauritania	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$375.37 FCFA212,325	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$259.21 FCFA146,620	+60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$80.43 FCFA45,496	-27.8%
Average			+47.9%

Mauritania vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Mauritania	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+585.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-62.0%
Average			+261.8%

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.16 FCFA656	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.31 FCFA1,307	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.68 FCFA1,515	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$25.01 FCFA14,149	-71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$8.92 FCFA5,047	+118.7%
Average			+2.8%

Mauritania vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$46.05 FCFA26,046	+125.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$50.16 FCFA28,375	+141.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$82.49 FCFA46,658	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+127.5%
Average			+103.3%

Mauritania vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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