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Nouakchott vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 28.6% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 58.2% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	$3.01 MRO1,082	-59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	$6.28 MRO2,254	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.77 MRO637	-11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$2.16 MRO775	+8.0%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 58.2% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD316.87	$0.28 MRO99	-84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	$2.76 MRO990	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	$5.36 MRO1,923	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD636.84	$2.23 MRO800	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD950.84	$2.51 MRO901	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.33	$1.00 MRO360	+35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.12	$0.83 MRO299	-78.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD825.53	$0.65 MRO234	-86.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD884.50	$0.45 MRO161	-91.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.19	$0.35 MRO126	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.02	$0.39 MRO141	-91.9%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.25	$5.36 MRO1,924	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	$21.97 MRO7,889	+9.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	$3.89 MRO1,397	-69.3%
Average			-21.3%

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	$60.27 MRO21,637	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	$225.73 MRO81,036	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	$162.03 MRO58,168	+70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	$111.41 MRO39,996	+30.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	$73.21 MRO26,284	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+684.3%
Average			+320.4%

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pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD530.70	$1.96 MRO703	-34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD589.67	$2.30 MRO825	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD884.50	$2.51 MRO902	-49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	$87.27 MRO31,329	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	$4.08 MRO1,465	-58.1%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Monrovia	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	$20.45 MRO7,342	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	$20.77 MRO7,455	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	$69.22 MRO24,848	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	$41.44 MRO14,876	-39.7%
Average			-11.0%

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