Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 41.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 57.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 8.6% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Nouakchott, you would:

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$4.89 MYR19.98	+96.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$4.89 MYR19.98	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.81 MYR3.30	-54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.46 MYR1.88	-78.5%
Average			+0.5%

Nouakchott vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.09 MYR4.47	+308.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$7.00 MYR28.58	+134.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$7.96 MYR32.51	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.53 MYR10.32	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.02 MYR8.25	-17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.55 MYR6.32	+7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.82 MYR3.34	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.04 MYR4.23	+44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.71 MYR2.91	+38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.59 MYR2.41	+35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.62 MYR2.54	+51.6%
Average			+42.3%

Nouakchott vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$3.22 MYR13.14	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$12.24 MYR49.96	-43.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+458.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$11.01 MYR44.96	+185.0%
Average			+34.1%

Nouakchott vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.2% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$26.27 MYR107.27	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	+112.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	+112.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$47.56 MYR194.21	-51.7%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 8.6% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	-32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	+74.9%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$4.40 MYR17.99	+152.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.10 MYR12.64	+35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$4.40 MYR17.99	+76.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$48.89 MYR199.62	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.02 MYR20.48	+23.8%
Average			+23.8%

Nouakchott vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$71.46 MYR291.78	+369.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$41.92 MYR171.18	+83.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$86.22 MYR352.05	+26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$96.07 MYR392.29	+105.5%
Average			+117.5%

Nouakchott vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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