Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 0.9% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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