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Niger vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 2.7 times more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants
pay 15.6% more in Niger
Groceries
pay 51.6% more in Niger
Transportation
pay 47.2% more in Niger
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Niger
Childcare
pay 7.7 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.8% more in Niger
Clothing
pay 2.6 times more in Niger

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Niger are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Niger.

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Niger vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.6% more for restaurants

 
Mauritania
Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.01
MRO1,082
$5.34
F CFA3,064
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.28
MRO2,254
$10.68
F CFA6,127
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.77
MRO637
$1.49
F CFA855
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pay 51.6% more for groceries

 
Mauritania
Niger
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.28
MRO99
$0.59
F CFA340
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.76
MRO990
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.36
MRO1,923
$10.28
F CFA5,895
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pay 47.2% more for transportation

 
Mauritania
Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.36
MRO1,924
$3.81
F CFA2,184
Monthly public transit pass $21.97
MRO7,889
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,533.89
MRO3M
$21,367.07
F CFA12M
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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Mauritania
Niger
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $60.27
MRO21,637
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $225.73
MRO81,036
$979.32
F CFA562K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $162.03
MRO58,168
$534.18
F CFA306K
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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

 
Mauritania
Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $73.21
MRO26,284
$1,068.35
F CFA613K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,011.73
MRO3M
$5,519.83
F CFA3M
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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mauritania
Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.96
MRO703
$1.34
F CFA766
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.30
MRO825
$3.26
F CFA1,872
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.51
MRO902
$2.67
F CFA1,532
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Mauritania
Niger
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $20.45
MRO7,342
$71.22
F CFA40,850
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.77
MRO7,455
$89.03
F CFA51,062
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $69.22
MRO24,848
$53.42
F CFA30,637
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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: July 2026

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