Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 90.4% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 0.2% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% more in Dakar
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Dakar

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

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Dakar vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.8% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+105.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+87.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.22 F CFA715	-30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.87 F CFA511	-59.2%
Average			+51.8%

Nouakchott vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.73 F CFA424	+170.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+190.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+60.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.47 F CFA1,442	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.45 F CFA849	+0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.86 F CFA501	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.32 F CFA768	+84.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.79 F CFA463	+54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.62 F CFA362	+41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.43 F CFA249	+3.9%
Average			+51.4%

Nouakchott vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+252.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+573.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+397.0%
Average			+199.9%

Nouakchott vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$810.84 F CFA473K	+178.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$431.19 F CFA252K	+147.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+57.6%
Average			+128.6%

Nouakchott vs. Dakar - Cost of housing

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pay 0.2% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$321.49 F CFA188K	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+38.6%
Average			+0.2%

Nouakchott vs. Dakar - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.37 F CFA1,968	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+110.7%
Average			+17.4%

Nouakchott vs. Dakar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+281.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$45.52 F CFA26,576	+99.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+106.9%
Average			+110.6%

Nouakchott vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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