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Bujumbura vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Bujumbura is 62.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% less in Bujumbura
Groceries: pay 58.8% more in Bujumbura
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Bujumbura
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Bujumbura
Childcare: pay 47.9% more in Bujumbura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Bujumbura

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

Bujumbura vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.4% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Bujumbura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$2.71 BIF8,029	-10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.85 BIF11,405	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.70 BIF5,041	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.11 BIF3,281	-48.8%
Average			-25.4%

Nouakchott vs. Bujumbura - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.8% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Bujumbura
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.36 BIF4,044	+393.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.15 BIF15,269	+86.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$3.10 BIF9,182	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$3.40 BIF10,072	+52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$4.47 BIF13,266	+78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$2.66 BIF7,890	+165.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.22 BIF652	-73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.78 BIF2,323	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.60 BIF1,792	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.22 BIF652	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.26 BIF783	-32.8%
Average			+58.8%

Nouakchott vs. Bujumbura - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Bujumbura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$5.12 BIF15,189	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$30.00 BIF88,950	+36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$34.83 BIF103K	+794.7%
Average			+275.6%

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Bujumbura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$68.81 BIF204K	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$483.63 BIF1M	+114.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$111.14 BIF330K	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	??
Average			+32.4%

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pay 47.9% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Bujumbura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$105.93 BIF314K	+44.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$10,592.87 BIF31M	+51.1%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Bujumbura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.37 BIF7,035	+21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.43 BIF10,172	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.43 BIF7,190	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$27.12 BIF80,404	-68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$1.69 BIF5,025	-58.5%
Average			-12.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Bujumbura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	??

Nouakchott vs. Bujumbura - Cost of clothing

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