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Jakarta vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 35.5% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 67.2% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 48.5% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 85.8% more in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	-44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	-88.3%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 67.2% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	+306.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	+31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	+63.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	+73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	+127.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	+194.6%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	-45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	-44.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	+296.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	-12.6%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	+72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	+36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	-35.4%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	+143.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	+57.1%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	+37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	-68.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	-12.2%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 85.8% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	+162.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	+57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	+110.1%
Average			+85.8%

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