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Nouakchott vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 2.3% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 38.3% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$3.01 MRO1,082	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$6.28 MRO2,254	+46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$1.77 MRO637	+82.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$2.16 MRO775	+328.9%
Average			+101.9%

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pay 38.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$0.28 MRO99	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$2.76 MRO990	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$5.36 MRO1,923	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$2.23 MRO800	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$2.51 MRO901	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$1.00 MRO360	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.83 MRO299	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$0.65 MRO234	-60.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$0.45 MRO161	-56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.35 MRO126	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.39 MRO141	-71.4%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Manila	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$5.36 MRO1,924	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$21.97 MRO7,889	+59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-70.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$3.89 MRO1,397	+33.1%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Manila	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$60.27 MRO21,637	+122.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$225.73 MRO81,036	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$162.03 MRO58,168	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$111.41 MRO39,996	+10.9%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Manila	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$73.21 MRO26,284	-47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-58.8%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$1.96 MRO703	+34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$2.30 MRO825	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$2.51 MRO902	-23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$87.27 MRO31,329	+107.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$4.08 MRO1,465	-45.5%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Manila	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$20.45 MRO7,342	-58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$20.77 MRO7,455	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$69.22 MRO24,848	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$41.44 MRO14,876	-16.6%
Average			-29.9%

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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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