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Nouakchott vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 37.7% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 66.1% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 42.6% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 28.8% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 54.8% less in Nouakchott

Expenses including groceries, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Nouakchott.

Nouakchott vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$3.01 MRO1,082	-84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$6.28 MRO2,254	-32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.77 MRO637	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$2.16 MRO775	+92.0%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 66.1% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$0.28 MRO99	-91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.76 MRO990
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$5.36 MRO1,923	-63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$2.23 MRO800	-67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$2.51 MRO901	-38.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$1.00 MRO360	-59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$0.83 MRO299	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$0.65 MRO234	-71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$0.45 MRO161	-73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.35 MRO126	-78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.39 MRO141	-68.1%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 42.6% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$5.36 MRO1,924	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$21.97 MRO7,889	-15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-79.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.89 MRO1,397
Average			-42.6%

Bridgetown vs. Nouakchott - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.8% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$60.27 MRO21,637	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$225.73 MRO81,036	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$162.03 MRO58,168	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$111.41 MRO39,996	+16.6%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$73.21 MRO26,284	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+7.9%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$1.96 MRO703	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$2.30 MRO825	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$2.51 MRO902	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$87.27 MRO31,329	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$4.08 MRO1,465	-61.1%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 54.8% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$20.45 MRO7,342	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$20.77 MRO7,455	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$69.22 MRO24,848	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$41.44 MRO14,876	-64.5%
Average			-54.8%

Bridgetown vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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