Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 58.4% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 57.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 68.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 67.8% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$2.97 THB98.83	+19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$6.98 THB232.24	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.65 THB21.64	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.35 THB11.72	-83.6%
Average			-13.4%

Nouakchott vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.4% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.48 THB49.16	+451.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$8.63 THB287.02	+188.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$7.27 THB241.89	+20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.56 THB85.32	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.63 THB54.28	-33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.77 THB58.85	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.81 THB26.83	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.24 THB41.35	+73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.87 THB29.09	+69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.78 THB26.00	+78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.69 THB23.01	+68.8%
Average			+57.4%

Nouakchott vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.32 THB176.90	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+317.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$10.55 THB350.83	+172.9%
Average			+89.7%

Nouakchott vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.6% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$17.88 THB594.63	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+131.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+98.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-16.7%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 67.8% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+119.9%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.67 THB88.94	+53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.79 THB92.95	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.60 THB153.18	+84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$7.58 THB252.00	+87.0%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+365.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+87.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+135.2%
Average			+132.5%

Nouakchott vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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