Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Ukraine

Kiev vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 38.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Kiev
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 36.4% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Kiev

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Kiev are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Kiev.

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Kiev vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.7% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$11.14 UAH500.55	+347.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.80 UAH350.38	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.80 UAH35.91	-54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.57 UAH25.60	-73.4%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.88 UAH39.33	+226.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.12 UAH230.15	+71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.04 UAH226.38	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.02 UAH90.80	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.41 UAH108.20	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.55 UAH24.86	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.71 UAH31.93	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.84 UAH37.91	+18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.27 UAH56.96	+146.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.28 UAH12.73	-35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.21 UAH9.54	-48.2%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.69 UAH300.55	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$11.14 UAH500.55	-48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	+293.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$5.79 UAH260.28	+50.0%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 54.3% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$6.61 UAH297.04	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	+117.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	+97.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	-22.3%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 36.4% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	-7.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$15,064.36 UAH677K	+100.8%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.34 UAH60.07	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.70 UAH76.44	-25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.45 UAH155.17	+38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.57 UAH250.27	+37.5%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	+388.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	+73.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	+156.7%
Average			+135.4%

Nouakchott vs. Kiev - Cost of clothing

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