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Burundi

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 5.9% cheaper than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 41.4% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.9% more in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$2.49 MRO895	-35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$5.93 MRO2,130	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.76 MRO632	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$2.14 MRO770	+58.6%
Average			+0.5%

Bujumbura vs. Nouakchott - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

	Bujumbura	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$0.27 MRO96	-86.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$2.99 MRO1,074	-28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$6.02 MRO2,160	+58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$2.32 MRO832	-35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.46 MRO882	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$1.44 MRO518	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.84 MRO302
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.72 MRO257	-21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$0.51 MRO185	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.44 MRO157
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.41 MRO147
Average			-41.4%

Bujumbura vs. Nouakchott - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$5.42 MRO1,945	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$21.81 MRO7,831	-27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,478.76 MRO3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$3.86 MRO1,387	-87.8%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Bujumbura	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$59.83 MRO21,479	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$291.49 MRO105K	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$174.41 MRO62,615	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$98.49 MRO35,360
Average			+12.1%

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Bujumbura	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$443.74 MRO159K	+344.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-24.9%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$1.75 MRO626	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$2.28 MRO819	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.49 MRO895
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$86.63 MRO31,100	+225.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$4.05 MRO1,454	+143.2%
Average			+58.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$15.21 MRO5,459
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.85 MRO8,204
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$68.31 MRO24,522
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$46.74 MRO16,780

Bujumbura vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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