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Botswana

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 11.0% cheaper than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$2.49 MRO895	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$5.93 MRO2,130	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.76 MRO632	+143.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$2.14 MRO770	+415.5%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$0.27 MRO96	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$2.99 MRO1,074	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$6.02 MRO2,160	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$2.32 MRO832	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$2.46 MRO882	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.44 MRO518	+92.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.84 MRO302	+32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.72 MRO257	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.51 MRO185	-30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.44 MRO157	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.41 MRO147	-22.5%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.42 MRO1,945	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$21.81 MRO7,831	-26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$3.86 MRO1,387	-81.5%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Gaborone	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$59.83 MRO21,479	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$291.49 MRO105K	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$174.41 MRO62,615	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$98.49 MRO35,360	+115.8%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$443.74 MRO159K	+249.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+200.1%
Average			+223.7%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$1.75 MRO626	-12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$2.28 MRO819	-1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$2.49 MRO895	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$86.63 MRO31,100	+158.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$4.05 MRO1,454	-34.1%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$15.21 MRO5,459	-68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$22.85 MRO8,204	+36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$68.31 MRO24,522	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$46.74 MRO16,780	-40.4%
Average			-29.6%

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