Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 24.1% cheaper than Mauritania.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$3.39
GHS44.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.85
GHS76.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.51
GHS6.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.20
GHS2.55
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.07
GHS13.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.60
GHS46.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.56
GHS85.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.39
GHS18.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.51
GHS19.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.91
GHS11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.59
GHS7.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.63
GHS8.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.79
GHS10.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.83
GHS10.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.71
GHS9.21
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Mauritania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.48
GHS45.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$13.79
GHS179.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$5,681.67
GHS73,815.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$6.37
GHS82.82
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$44.96
GHS584.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$532.41
GHS6,917.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$81.19
GHS1,054.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$27.28
GHS354.39
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$57.14
GHS742.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$5,592.22
GHS72,653.36
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.69
GHS9.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.14
GHS14.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.20
GHS15.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$30.68
GHS398.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.16
GHS54.01
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Mauritania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$10.55
GHS137.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$9.90
GHS128.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$27.96
GHS363.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$27.10
GHS352.07
|
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