Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 16.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 53.7% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 62.3% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 50.0% more in Dushanbe

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

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Dushanbe vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$4.88 TJS44.99	+95.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.42 TJS49.99	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.60 TJS5.57	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.35 TJS3.25	-83.6%
Average			-1.8%

Nouakchott vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Nouakchott	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.62 TJS5.69	+130.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.53 TJS50.99	+84.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.10 TJS37.85	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.81 TJS16.68	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$1.96 TJS18.07	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.85 TJS7.86	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.29 TJS11.87	+52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.20 TJS11.11	+68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.57 TJS5.22	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.28 TJS2.56	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.19 TJS1.74	-54.0%
Average			-1.2%

Nouakchott vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.37 TJS40.37	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$32.50 TJS299.95	+49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$16,250.83 TJS150K	+117.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$3.68 TJS33.99	-4.7%
Average			+28.8%

Nouakchott vs. Dushanbe - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.7% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$17.18 TJS158.54	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	+115.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	+102.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$51.70 TJS477.10	-47.5%
Average			+53.7%

Nouakchott vs. Dushanbe - Cost of housing

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$83.42 TJS769.87	-81.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	-24.3%
Average			-62.3%

Nouakchott vs. Dushanbe - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.19 TJS11.00	-31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.79 TJS16.50	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.79 TJS34.99	+52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$45.50 TJS419.93	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.42 TJS49.99	+33.7%
Average			-15.8%

Nouakchott vs. Dushanbe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.0% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$24.38 TJS224.96	+60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$52.65 TJS485.92	+130.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$77.64 TJS716.55	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$56.34 TJS519.91	+20.5%
Average			+50.0%

Nouakchott vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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