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Nouakchott vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 35.9% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 18.3% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 25.3% more in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 32.3% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.01 MRO1,082	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$6.28 MRO2,254	+81.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$1.77 MRO637	+208.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$2.16 MRO775	+752.3%
Average			+260.8%

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pay 18.3% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$0.28 MRO99	-75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$2.76 MRO990	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$5.36 MRO1,923	+6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$2.23 MRO800	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$2.51 MRO901	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$1.00 MRO360	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$0.83 MRO299	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$0.65 MRO234	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$0.45 MRO161	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.35 MRO126	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.39 MRO141	-66.1%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 25.3% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$5.36 MRO1,924	+82.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$21.97 MRO7,889	+79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-74.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$3.89 MRO1,397	+14.4%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Jakarta	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$60.27 MRO21,637	+143.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$225.73 MRO81,036	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$162.03 MRO58,168	-26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$111.41 MRO39,996	+54.8%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$73.21 MRO26,284	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-36.4%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$1.96 MRO703	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$2.30 MRO825	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$2.51 MRO902	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$87.27 MRO31,329	+218.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$4.08 MRO1,465	+13.9%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$20.45 MRO7,342	-61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$20.77 MRO7,455	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$69.22 MRO24,848	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$41.44 MRO14,876	-52.4%
Average			-40.7%

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