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Nouakchott vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 9.4% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 16.4% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 40.9% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 39.1% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$3.01 MRO1,082	-73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$6.28 MRO2,254	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$1.77 MRO637	+215.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$2.16 MRO775	+560.4%
Average			+167.0%

Kuwait City vs. Nouakchott - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$0.28 MRO99	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$2.76 MRO990	+2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$5.36 MRO1,923	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$2.23 MRO800	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.51 MRO901	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$1.00 MRO360	-5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.83 MRO299	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.65 MRO234	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.45 MRO161	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.35 MRO126	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.39 MRO141	-42.1%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$5.36 MRO1,924	+296.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$21.97 MRO7,889	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-64.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$3.89 MRO1,397	-83.6%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 16.4% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$60.27 MRO21,637	+107.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$225.73 MRO81,036	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$162.03 MRO58,168	-77.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$111.41 MRO39,996	+110.8%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 40.9% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$73.21 MRO26,284	-76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-5.8%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$1.96 MRO703	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$2.30 MRO825	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$2.51 MRO902	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$87.27 MRO31,329	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$4.08 MRO1,465	-64.3%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 39.1% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$20.45 MRO7,342	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$20.77 MRO7,455	-46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$69.22 MRO24,848	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$41.44 MRO14,876	-43.0%
Average			-39.1%

Kuwait City vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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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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