Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 87.4% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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