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Mauritania

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Sudan

Khartoum vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 18.2% cheaper than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 45.1% less in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 26.7% less in Khartoum
Housing: pay 12.5% more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% less in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 61.9% less in Khartoum

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

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Khartoum vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.1% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	-5.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	-54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.51 SDG308.57	-70.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.37 SDG222.64	-82.7%
Average			-45.1%

Nouakchott vs. Khartoum - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.40 SDG842.10	+422.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	+55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	+37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.45 SDG272.84	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.70 SDG423.87	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.74 SDG447.82	+44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.47 SDG280.14	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.35 SDG211.93	-14.0%
Average			+18.5%

Nouakchott vs. Khartoum - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.7% less for transportation

	Nouakchott	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$5,000.00 SDG3M	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	??
Average			-26.7%

Nouakchott vs. Khartoum - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.5% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$537.26 SDG323K	+84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$171.67 SDG103K	-1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	-45.0%
Average			+12.5%

Nouakchott vs. Khartoum - Cost of housing

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	-74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$2,702.37 SDG2M	-64.0%
Average			-69.8%

Nouakchott vs. Khartoum - Cost of childcare

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pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	-90.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	-1.3%
Average			-41.1%

Nouakchott vs. Khartoum - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 61.9% less for clothing

	Nouakchott	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	-61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	??
Average			-61.9%

Nouakchott vs. Khartoum - Cost of clothing

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