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Togo vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Togo is 33.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% more in Togo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Togo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Togo
Housing: pay 12.4% more in Togo
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in Togo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Togo
Clothing: pay 37.4% more in Togo

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Togo are more expensive than in Mauritania. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Togo.

Togo vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Togo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$2.51 F CFA1,418	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$5.82 F CFA3,288	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$3.46 F CFA1,954	+95.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.10 F CFA623	-48.9%
Average			+5.5%

Mauritania vs. Togo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Togo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.31 F CFA741	+374.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$7.15 F CFA4,040	+159.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$9.37 F CFA5,289	+74.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.04 F CFA1,151	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$4.87 F CFA2,749	+94.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.22 F CFA687	+21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.68 F CFA382	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$2.03 F CFA1,145	+211.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.15 F CFA649	+156.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.81 F CFA458	+131.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.65 F CFA367	+65.3%
Average			+114.8%

Mauritania vs. Togo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Togo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.66 F CFA2,633	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$53.66 F CFA30,300	+144.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	+89.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$12.12 F CFA6,843	+211.3%
Average			+108.1%

Mauritania vs. Togo - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.4% more for housing

	Mauritania	Togo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$44.72 F CFA25,250	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$330.92 F CFA187K	+46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$201.23 F CFA114K	+24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$116.41 F CFA65,734	+4.5%
Average			+12.4%

Mauritania vs. Togo - Cost of housing

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Togo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-49.0%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Togo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$0.89 F CFA505	-54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$5.84 F CFA3,299	+154.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.43 F CFA808	-43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$50.68 F CFA28,617	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$4.47 F CFA2,525	+9.6%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 37.4% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Togo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$25.04 F CFA14,140	+22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$27.73 F CFA15,655	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$42.04 F CFA23,735	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$96.59 F CFA54,541	+133.1%
Average			+37.4%

Mauritania vs. Togo - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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