Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 56.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 98.4% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 45.8% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 12.7% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.4% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$11.22 MDL200.58	+350.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$8.70 MDL155.45	+46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.21 MDL21.60	-31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.89 MDL15.92	-58.5%
Average			+98.4%

Nouakchott vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.71 MDL12.71	+165.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.89 MDL87.39	+63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.73 MDL84.61	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.79 MDL49.81	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.36 MDL42.13	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.44 MDL7.83	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.87 MDL15.60	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.94 MDL16.79	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.01 MDL17.97	+95.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.31 MDL5.58	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.25 MDL4.40	-40.0%
Average			+2.8%

Nouakchott vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.44 MDL115.06	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$13.52 MDL241.70	-38.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	+294.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$4.94 MDL88.26	+27.8%
Average			+45.8%

Nouakchott vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$10.59 MDL189.39	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+149.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+88.7%
Average			+104.1%

Nouakchott vs. Chisinau - Cost of housing

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pay 12.7% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	-2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-22.1%
Average			-12.7%

Nouakchott vs. Chisinau - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.24 MDL40.12	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.16 MDL38.67	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.42 MDL61.18	+37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$41.67 MDL745.01	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$8.41 MDL150.43	+107.7%
Average			+7.4%

Nouakchott vs. Chisinau - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+424.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$47.07 MDL841.43	+106.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+67.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+147.2%
Average			+158.5%

Nouakchott vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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