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Mauritania vs. Togo Cost of Living Summary

Mauritania is 8.6% more expensive than Togo overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Mauritania
Groceries: pay 40.2% less in Mauritania
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Mauritania
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Mauritania
Childcare: pay 96.0% more in Mauritania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Mauritania
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Mauritania

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

Mauritania vs. Togo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Togo	Mauritania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.51 F CFA1,415	$3.01 MRO1,082	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.82 F CFA3,280	$6.28 MRO2,254	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.46 F CFA1,949	$1.77 MRO637	-48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 F CFA621	$2.16 MRO775	+95.8%
Average			+18.7%

Togo vs. Mauritania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.2% less for groceries

	Togo	Mauritania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 F CFA739	$0.28 MRO99	-78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.15 F CFA4,031	$2.76 MRO990	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 F CFA5,277	$5.36 MRO1,923	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 F CFA1,149	$2.23 MRO800	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.87 F CFA2,742	$2.51 MRO901	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 F CFA686	$1.00 MRO360	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 F CFA381	$0.83 MRO299	+23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,143	$0.65 MRO234	-67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 F CFA648	$0.45 MRO161	-61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 F CFA457	$0.35 MRO126	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 F CFA366	$0.39 MRO141	-39.5%
Average			-40.2%

Togo vs. Mauritania - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Togo	Mauritania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 F CFA2,627	$5.36 MRO1,924	+14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.66 F CFA30,230	$21.97 MRO7,889	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,309.85 F CFA8,061,359	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.12 F CFA6,827	$3.89 MRO1,397	-67.9%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Togo	Mauritania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.72 F CFA25,192	$60.27 MRO21,637	+34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$330.92 F CFA186,419	$225.73 MRO81,036	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$201.23 F CFA113,363	$162.03 MRO58,168	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 F CFA65,582	$111.41 MRO39,996	-4.3%
Average			-5.2%

Togo vs. Mauritania - Cost of housing

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pay 96.0% more for childcare

	Togo	Mauritania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$73.21 MRO26,284
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,577.46 F CFA2,015,340	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+96.0%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Togo	Mauritania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.89 F CFA504	$1.96 MRO703	+119.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.84 F CFA3,292	$2.30 MRO825	-60.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.43 F CFA806	$2.51 MRO902	+75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.68 F CFA28,551	$87.27 MRO31,329	+72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 F CFA2,519	$4.08 MRO1,465	-8.7%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Togo	Mauritania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.04 F CFA14,107	$20.45 MRO7,342	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 F CFA15,619	$20.77 MRO7,455	-25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.04 F CFA23,680	$69.22 MRO24,848	+64.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.59 F CFA54,414	$41.44 MRO14,876	-57.1%
Average			-8.9%

Togo vs. Mauritania - 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: December 2025

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