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Mauritania

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Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 39.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 52.6% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Asuncion

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Asuncion are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

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Asuncion vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.86 PYG39,213	+175.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$6.86 PYG39,213	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.06 PYG6,045	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.57 PYG3,268	-73.4%
Average			+38.1%

Nouakchott vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.48 PYG8,437	+450.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.85 PYG27,738	+62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.83 PYG27,620	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.40 PYG13,716	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.37 PYG13,532	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.35 PYG7,740	-6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.57 PYG3,271	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.54 PYG3,097	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.10 PYG6,300	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.61 PYG3,502	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.60 PYG3,412	+45.5%
Average			+27.9%

Nouakchott vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.68 PYG26,771	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$37.71 PYG216K	+72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$17,138.81 PYG98M	+129.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$13.81 PYG79,014	+257.5%
Average			+58.7%

Nouakchott vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.6% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$22.03 PYG126K	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$625.19 PYG4M	+114.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$378.03 PYG2M	+116.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$38.14 PYG218K	-61.3%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$183.39 PYG1M	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$5,778.44 PYG33M	-23.0%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.89 PYG10,784	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.35 PYG19,171	+46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.31 PYG13,234	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$36.10 PYG206K	-58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$8.57 PYG49,016	+111.5%
Average			+5.5%

Nouakchott vs. Asuncion - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$63.41 PYG363K	+317.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$56.56 PYG324K	+147.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$106.05 PYG607K	+55.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$70.55 PYG404K	+50.9%
Average			+121.8%

Nouakchott vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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