Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 18.0% cheaper than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 4.4% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 52.6% more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 64.4% less in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% less for restaurants

	Managua	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 NIO368.55	$2.49 MRO895	-75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.61 NIO280.46	$5.93 MRO2,130	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 NIO32.54	$1.76 MRO632	+99.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 NIO26.22	$2.14 MRO770	+201.4%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Managua	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 NIO87.46	$0.27 MRO96	-88.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO213.64	$2.99 MRO1,074	-48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO172.61	$6.02 MRO2,160	+28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 NIO87.18	$2.32 MRO832	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.79	$2.46 MRO882	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$1.44 MRO518	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$0.84 MRO302	+209.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.72 MRO257	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO41.05	$0.51 MRO185	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 NIO65.90	$0.44 MRO157	-75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.41 MRO147	-59.3%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Managua	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 NIO186.38	$5.42 MRO1,945	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$21.81 MRO7,831	+263.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-67.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 NIO541.39	$3.86 MRO1,387	-73.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 4.4% more for housing

	Managua	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$59.83 MRO21,479	+84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.40 NIO9,449.50	$291.49 MRO105K	+13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$181.00 NIO6,670.67	$174.41 MRO62,615	-3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.83 NIO4,268.74	$98.49 MRO35,360	-15.0%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 52.6% more for childcare

	Managua	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$443.74 MRO159K	+88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+23.8%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 NIO55.28	$1.75 MRO626	+16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$2.28 MRO819	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$2.49 MRO895	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.79 NIO1,282.16	$86.63 MRO31,100	+149.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$4.05 MRO1,454	-55.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 64.4% less for clothing

	Managua	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$15.21 MRO5,459	-74.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$22.85 MRO8,204	-64.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$68.31 MRO24,522	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$46.74 MRO16,780	-67.7%
Average			-64.4%

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