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Nouakchott vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 24.8% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 44.8% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 0.1% more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 51.2% more in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$3.01 MRO1,082	-49.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$6.28 MRO2,254	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$1.77 MRO637	+84.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$2.16 MRO775	+461.2%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Accra	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$0.28 MRO99	-81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$2.76 MRO990	-56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$5.36 MRO1,923	-60.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$2.23 MRO800	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$2.51 MRO901	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$1.00 MRO360	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.83 MRO299	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.65 MRO234	+3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.45 MRO161	-66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.35 MRO126	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.39 MRO141	-67.8%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Accra	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$5.36 MRO1,924	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$21.97 MRO7,889	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$3.89 MRO1,397	-64.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 44.8% more for housing

	Accra	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$60.27 MRO21,637	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$225.73 MRO81,036	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$162.03 MRO58,168	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$111.41 MRO39,996	+178.7%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 0.1% more for childcare

	Accra	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$73.21 MRO26,284	+1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-0.9%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$1.96 MRO703	+27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$2.30 MRO825	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$2.51 MRO902	+23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$87.27 MRO31,329	+119.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$4.08 MRO1,465	-59.2%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 51.2% more for clothing

	Accra	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$20.45 MRO7,342	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$20.77 MRO7,455	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$69.22 MRO24,848	+153.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$41.44 MRO14,876	+0.5%
Average			+51.2%

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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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