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Mauritania

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Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 69.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 68.8% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 17.3% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Guatemala City

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

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Guatemala City vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Nouakchott, you would:

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.81 GTQ52.10	+173.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.86 GTQ60.11	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.13 GTQ8.62	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.95 GTQ7.27	-55.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 68.8% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$3.06 GTQ23.38	+1040.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.16 GTQ24.18	+5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$7.79 GTQ59.62	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.54 GTQ19.40	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$4.27 GTQ32.69	+73.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.77 GTQ13.56	+22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.76 GTQ5.83	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.29 GTQ9.90	+80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.74 GTQ5.63	+43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.69 GTQ5.25	+56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.97 GTQ7.43	+137.0%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.17 GTQ39.53	-4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$14.23 GTQ108.90	-34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$27,487.68 GTQ210K	+267.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	??
Average			+34.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$46.14 GTQ353.04	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$825.96 GTQ6,320.23	+183.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$544.31 GTQ4,165.07	+212.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$55.58 GTQ425.28	-43.6%
Average			+116.6%

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pay 17.3% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	-10.9%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$3.27 GTQ25.05	+87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.34 GTQ25.59	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.06 GTQ31.06	+62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$39.43 GTQ301.73	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$6.48 GTQ49.59	+60.0%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$49.64 GTQ379.84	+226.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$47.46 GTQ363.17	+107.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$117.72 GTQ900.82	+72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$112.60 GTQ861.58	+140.9%
Average			+130.3%

Nouakchott vs. Guatemala City - Cost of clothing

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