Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 13.5% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Togo, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA543
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA524
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA939
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 22.3% more for childcare
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Togo
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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