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Ghana vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 16.3% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Ghana
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Ghana
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Ghana
Childcare: pay 10.6% more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Ghana
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Ghana

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

Ghana vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$5.31 GHS59.97	+76.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$7.95 GHS89.77	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.84 GHS9.52	-52.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.30 GHS3.36	-86.2%
Average			-9.0%

Mauritania vs. Ghana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.65 GHS18.59	+495.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.77 GHS42.58	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$10.50 GHS118.63	+96.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.31 GHS26.09	+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.96 GHS22.11	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.12 GHS12.63	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.68 GHS7.63	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.68 GHS7.65	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.20 GHS13.57	+168.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$1.13 GHS12.81	+223.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.95 GHS10.74	+142.1%
Average			+103.7%

Mauritania vs. Ghana - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.21 GHS47.57	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$31.37 GHS354.37	+42.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$9.04 GHS102.17	+132.3%
Average			+40.0%

Mauritania vs. Ghana - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Mauritania	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$49.58 GHS560.14	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$40.36 GHS455.98	-63.8%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 10.6% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	+48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	-27.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.48 GHS16.74	-24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.66 GHS30.10	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.40 GHS15.82	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$30.05 GHS339.47	-65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$9.66 GHS109.10	+136.6%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Mauritania	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$16.64 GHS188.04	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$19.33 GHS218.34	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$33.23 GHS375.44	-52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$44.14 GHS498.65	+6.5%
Average			-17.8%

Mauritania vs. Ghana - Cost of clothing

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