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Nouakchott vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 33.6% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 37.1% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.1% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 56.2% more in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,016	$3.01 MRO1,082	-12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,031	$6.28 MRO2,254	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,248	$1.77 MRO637	+106.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF833	$2.16 MRO775	+277.4%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Kigali	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,521	$0.28 MRO99	-73.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,283	$2.76 MRO990	+22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,845	$5.36 MRO1,923	+102.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,407	$2.23 MRO800	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,048	$2.51 MRO901	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,678	$1.00 MRO360	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF537	$0.83 MRO299	+125.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,021	$0.65 MRO234	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF698	$0.45 MRO161	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.35 MRO126	+53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF569	$0.39 MRO141	+0.4%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 37.1% less for transportation

	Kigali	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,434	$5.36 MRO1,924	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,632	$21.97 MRO7,889	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,065	$3.89 MRO1,397	-73.1%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Kigali	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,338	$60.27 MRO21,637	+209.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF837,239	$225.73 MRO81,036	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF469,235	$162.03 MRO58,168	-49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,170	$111.41 MRO39,996	+178.7%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Kigali	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,417	$73.21 MRO26,284	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-10.6%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,505	$1.96 MRO703	+89.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,366	$2.30 MRO825	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,508	$2.51 MRO902	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,697	$87.27 MRO31,329	+177.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,016	$4.08 MRO1,465	+18.4%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 56.2% more for clothing

	Kigali	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,920	$20.45 MRO7,342	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,087	$20.77 MRO7,455	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,437	$69.22 MRO24,848	+201.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,171	$41.44 MRO14,876	+9.3%
Average			+56.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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