Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 77.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 96.8% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Bogota

The cost of clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Bogota are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, clothing, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.7% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+209.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+71.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-59.5%
Average			+78.7%

Nouakchott vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+804.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.93 COP12,460.95	+31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+53.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+48.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+52.6%
Average			+52.6%

Nouakchott vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.8% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$49.41 COP157K	+126.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$23,161.08 COP74M	+209.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+439.5%
Average			+96.8%

Nouakchott vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$779.14 COP2M	+167.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$440.22 COP1M	+152.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$93.36 COP296K	-5.2%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$463.22 COP1M	+4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$8,195.93 COP26M	+9.2%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+73.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$33.42 COP106K	-61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+90.6%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$82.94 COP263K	+445.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$47.35 COP150K	+107.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$141.13 COP448K	+106.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$104.65 COP332K	+123.9%
Average			+168.9%

Nouakchott vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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