Mauritania vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mauritania	Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$661	$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1525	$2692
🏠 One person rent	$296	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$895
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$183	$158
💸 GDP per capita	$2083	$1744
😃 Human freedom index	5.41	6.73
❤️ Life expectancy	68.5	68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index	30	45
🌐 English speaking %	4%	2%
🎓 Higher education	20	58
😀 Quality of life	29	32
🏙️ Population	5.17M	18.5M

The average cost of living in Mauritania ($661) is 43% less expensive than in Senegal ($1156). Mauritania ranked 155th vs 72nd for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mauritania compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 154th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritania vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Mauritania and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 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	Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.28	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$778
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3382	$2417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.5	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.1	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6941	$6841