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Bangladesh

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 56.5% more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 39.0% more in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 29.7% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 13.4% more in Nouakchott

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.

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Nouakchott vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$2.49 MRO895	+2.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.63	$5.93 MRO2,130	+21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$1.76 MRO632	+446.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$2.14 MRO770	+1203.3%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 39.0% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.25	$0.27 MRO96	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT539.40	$2.99 MRO1,074	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT385.00	$6.02 MRO2,160	+92.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$2.32 MRO832	+93.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$2.46 MRO882	+65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.75	$1.44 MRO518	+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.75	$0.84 MRO302	+104.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$0.72 MRO257	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$0.51 MRO185	+82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$0.44 MRO157	+280.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$0.41 MRO147	+87.3%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 29.7% less for transportation

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.81	$5.42 MRO1,945	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	$21.81 MRO7,831	-4.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-74.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.58	$3.86 MRO1,387	-13.5%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$59.83 MRO21,479	+454.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	$291.49 MRO105K	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	$174.41 MRO62,615	+136.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	$98.49 MRO35,360	+182.2%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	$443.74 MRO159K	+389.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT325K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+185.1%
Average			+273.7%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$1.75 MRO626	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT293.12	$2.28 MRO819	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.42	$2.49 MRO895	-23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	$86.63 MRO31,100	+424.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	$4.05 MRO1,454	-0.2%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 13.4% more for clothing

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	$15.21 MRO5,459	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	$22.85 MRO8,204	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	$68.31 MRO24,522	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	$46.74 MRO16,780	+26.2%
Average			+13.4%

Dhaka vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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