Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 2.9% cheaper than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 23.9% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$2.49 MRO895	-34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$5.93 MRO2,130	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.76 MRO632	+150.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$2.14 MRO770	+716.2%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Colombo	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.27 MRO96	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$2.99 MRO1,074	-56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$6.02 MRO2,160	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.32 MRO832	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.46 MRO882	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.44 MRO518	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.84 MRO302	+127.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.72 MRO257	-64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.51 MRO185	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.44 MRO157	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.41 MRO147	+16.2%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Colombo	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.42 MRO1,945	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$21.81 MRO7,831	+203.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-79.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$3.86 MRO1,387	+17.3%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 23.9% less for housing

	Colombo	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$59.83 MRO21,479	+187.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$291.49 MRO105K	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$174.41 MRO62,615	-35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$98.49 MRO35,360	+139.4%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$443.74 MRO159K	+1074.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+520.7%
Average			+753.8%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.75 MRO626	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.28 MRO819	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$2.49 MRO895	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$86.63 MRO31,100	+519.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$4.05 MRO1,454	-10.6%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Colombo	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$15.21 MRO5,459	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$22.85 MRO8,204	+37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$68.31 MRO24,522	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$46.74 MRO16,780	+11.9%
Average			+2.7%

Colombo vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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