Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 84.5% more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 78.6% more in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 2.6% more in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 96.6% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 12.5 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 45.7% more in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Kabul	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$2.49 MRO895	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$5.93 MRO2,130	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.76 MRO632	+271.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$2.14 MRO770	+1293.5%
Average			+54.5%

Kabul vs. Nouakchott - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.6% more for groceries

	Kabul	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$0.27 MRO96	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$2.99 MRO1,074	+36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$6.02 MRO2,160	+87.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$2.32 MRO832	+49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$2.46 MRO882	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$1.44 MRO518	+351.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.84 MRO302	+113.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.72 MRO257	+70.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.51 MRO185	+115.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.44 MRO157	+57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.41 MRO147	+83.6%
Average			+78.6%

Kabul vs. Nouakchott - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% more for transportation

	Kabul	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$5.42 MRO1,945	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$21.81 MRO7,831	+5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$3.86 MRO1,387	-33.0%
Average			+2.6%

Kabul vs. Nouakchott - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.6% more for housing

	Kabul	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$59.83 MRO21,479	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$291.49 MRO105K	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$174.41 MRO62,615	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$98.49 MRO35,360	+203.5%
Average			+96.6%

Kabul vs. Nouakchott - Cost of housing

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pay 12.5 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$443.74 MRO159K	+2090.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+617.3%
Average			+1153.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$1.75 MRO626	-24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$2.28 MRO819	+107.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$2.49 MRO895	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$86.63 MRO31,100	+682.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$4.05 MRO1,454	+75.5%
Average			+111.6%

Kabul vs. Nouakchott - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.7% more for clothing

	Kabul	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$15.21 MRO5,459	+42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$22.85 MRO8,204	+42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$68.31 MRO24,522	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$46.74 MRO16,780	+86.4%
Average			+45.7%

Kabul vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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