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Nouakchott vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 24.1% cheaper than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 62.8% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 35.4% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 56.9% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,711	$3.01 MRO1,082	-53.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,504	$6.28 MRO2,254	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF439	$1.77 MRO637	+70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF283	$2.16 MRO775	+221.6%
Average			+53.7%

Moroni vs. Nouakchott - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.8% less for groceries

	Moroni	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF250	$0.28 MRO99	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,696	$2.76 MRO990	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,177	$5.36 MRO1,923	-68.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,208	$2.23 MRO800	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.51 MRO901
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,006	$1.00 MRO360	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.83 MRO299
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.65 MRO234
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF823	$0.45 MRO161	-77.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF899	$0.35 MRO126	-83.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF617	$0.39 MRO141	-73.1%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Moroni	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,019	$5.36 MRO1,924	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,171	$21.97 MRO7,889	-34.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,389,009	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,770	$3.89 MRO1,397	-56.4%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 35.4% less for housing

	Moroni	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,459	$60.27 MRO21,637	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF320,379	$225.73 MRO81,036	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF266,161	$162.03 MRO58,168	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,692	$111.41 MRO39,996	+24.7%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Moroni	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF175,469	$73.21 MRO26,284	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,192,193	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-52.2%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF458	$1.96 MRO703	+80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF774	$2.30 MRO825	+25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.51 MRO902
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,140	$87.27 MRO31,329	+143.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,864	$4.08 MRO1,465	-39.9%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 56.9% less for clothing

	Moroni	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,616	$20.45 MRO7,342	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,616	$20.77 MRO7,455	-67.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,303	$69.22 MRO24,848	-39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,460	$41.44 MRO14,876	-53.3%
Average			-56.9%

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