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Uganda

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 4.2% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 26.5% more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 45.8% more in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.5% more for restaurants

	Kampala	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,151	$2.49 MRO895	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,452	$5.93 MRO2,130	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,523	$1.76 MRO632	+378.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,107	$2.14 MRO770	+700.8%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Kampala	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,747	$0.27 MRO96	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,009	$2.99 MRO1,074	+37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,976	$6.02 MRO2,160	+107.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,530	$2.32 MRO832	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,472	$2.46 MRO882	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,939	$1.44 MRO518	+51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,353	$0.84 MRO302	+48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,430	$0.72 MRO257	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,225	$0.51 MRO185	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.44 MRO157	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.41 MRO147	-26.3%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Kampala	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,961	$5.42 MRO1,945	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX177K	$21.81 MRO7,831	-48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,181	$3.86 MRO1,387	+31.2%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Kampala	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX143K	$59.83 MRO21,479	+72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$291.49 MRO105K	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX692K	$174.41 MRO62,615	+4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX220K	$98.49 MRO35,360	+85.6%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 26.5% more for childcare

	Kampala	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$443.74 MRO159K	+76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-9.4%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,075	$1.75 MRO626	+42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,471	$2.28 MRO819	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,151	$2.49 MRO895	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX228K	$86.63 MRO31,100	+56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,452	$4.05 MRO1,454	-45.0%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

	Kampala	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX57,098	$15.21 MRO5,459	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX53,292	$22.85 MRO8,204	+77.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX132K	$68.31 MRO24,522	+114.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX179K	$46.74 MRO16,780	+8.1%
Average			+45.8%

Kampala vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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