Mauritania vs Niger - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritania Niger
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$997
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1548
$2096
🏠 One person rent
$248
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$733
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.8
$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$300
💸 GDP per capita
$2065
$585
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
64.4
61.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
32
🌐 English speaking %
4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
19
26
😀 Quality of life
31
16
🏙️ Population
4.61M
21.5M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($617) is 38% less expensive than in Niger ($997). Mauritania ranked 151st vs 80th for Niger in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Mauritania compared to 0.3 months in Niger. Ranked 143rd and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Niger

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Niger as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Mauritania Niger
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$714
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.03%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3420
$1435
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$3.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$3.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.36
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$41.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.1
$924
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7059
$4488

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Cities Comparison in Mauritania vs Niger

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$618
1.08M
Rosso
$584
33.5K

In Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1006
1.03M
Maradi
$978
267K
Zinder
$976
236K