Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Gambia

Banjul vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Banjul is 43.3% cheaper than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Banjul
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Banjul
Transportation: pay 55.1% less in Banjul
Housing: pay 61.5% less in Banjul
Childcare: pay 98.3% less in Banjul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Banjul
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Banjul

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

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Banjul vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Banjul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$7.31 GMD536.99	+193.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.86 GMD577.36	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$2.64 GMD193.83	+49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$1.58 GMD116.16	-26.3%
Average			+80.7%

Nouakchott vs. Banjul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Nouakchott	Banjul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.63 GMD46.35	+135.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.04 GMD223.48	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.12 GMD375.98	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.93 GMD141.54	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.23 GMD90.11	-50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.92 GMD67.58	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.56 GMD41.30	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.82 GMD60.07	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.61 GMD45.05	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.41 GMD30.04	-6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.44 GMD32.29	+7.2%
Average			-6.3%

Nouakchott vs. Banjul - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.1% less for transportation

	Nouakchott	Banjul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.00 GMD294.08	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$6.55 GMD481.43	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$2,635.13 GMD194K	-64.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	??
Average			-55.1%

Nouakchott vs. Banjul - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.5% less for housing

	Nouakchott	Banjul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	-76.4%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 98.3% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Banjul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$6.76 GMD496.62	-98.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	-98.2%
Average			-98.3%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Banjul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$5.61 GMD412.40	+221.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.69 GMD271.01	+61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$1.69 GMD124.16	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	-72.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$3.38 GMD248.31	-16.6%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Banjul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	+268.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	+94.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	+45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	+86.1%
Average			+109.8%

Nouakchott vs. Banjul - Cost of clothing

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