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Abuja vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 82.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Abuja
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 5.5% more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 47.6% more in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$2.17 NGN3,147.16	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$4.64 NGN6,713.99	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.66 NGN957.79	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.43 NGN624.37	-80.0%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.15 NGN1,666.08	+316.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$2.95 NGN4,271.35	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$11.61 NGN16,804.43	+116.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.45 NGN2,099.94	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.04 NGN2,952.64	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.28 NGN1,847.19	+27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.65 NGN947.61	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.56 NGN806.37	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.96 NGN1,387.76	+114.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$1.19 NGN1,728.75	+241.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.99 NGN1,429.48	+151.6%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$3.04 NGN4,394.84	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$26,143.00 NGN37,833,365.31	+247.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$9.29 NGN13,437.67	+138.5%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$45.99 NGN66,559.01	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$2,461.96 NGN3,562,878.67	+990.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$1,158.05 NGN1,675,899.17	+614.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$35.51 NGN51,386.82	-68.1%
Average			+378.4%

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pay 5.5% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$133.90 NGN193,782.81	+82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$1,965.88 NGN2,844,959.01	-72.0%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.05 NGN1,519.53	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.29 NGN3,311.01	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.00 NGN2,894.34	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$44.84 NGN64,885.38	-48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$8.35 NGN12,088.18	+104.7%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 47.6% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$29.79 NGN43,108.80	+45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$28.76 NGN41,626.26	+38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$68.91 NGN99,721.23	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$85.63 NGN123,920.57	+106.7%
Average			+47.6%

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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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