Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Botswana

Gaborone vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 12.4% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 68.4% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 4.4% more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 69.1% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Gaborone

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

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Gaborone vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$10.85 BWP148.87	+335.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.79 BWP79.40	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.72 BWP9.92	-58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.42 BWP5.71	-80.6%
Average			+49.2%

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.88 BWP12.02	+226.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.16 BWP43.42	+5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.47 BWP75.12	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.47 BWP33.83	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.11 BWP28.88	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.75 BWP10.31	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.64 BWP8.75	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.90 BWP12.38	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.74 BWP10.15	+43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.58 BWP7.97	+32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.53 BWP7.25	+29.0%
Average			+12.1%

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.15 BWP70.71	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$29.66 BWP406.91	+36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$19,891.73 BWP273K	+166.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$20.87 BWP286.32	+440.1%
Average			+68.4%

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$42.10 BWP577.61	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$45.63 BWP626.12	-53.7%
Average			+4.4%

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone - Cost of housing

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pay 69.1% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-66.7%
Average			-69.1%

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.99 BWP27.29	+14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.32 BWP31.83	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.62 BWP49.62	+45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$33.58 BWP460.78	-61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$6.15 BWP84.36	+51.8%
Average			-6.4%

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$47.53 BWP652.19	+212.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$16.75 BWP229.75	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$72.33 BWP992.46	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	+67.6%
Average			+42.0%

Nouakchott vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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