Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Maldives

Male vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Male is 2.1 times more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in Male
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Male
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Male
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Male
Childcare: pay 38.6% more in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Male
Clothing: pay 84.9% more in Male

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

Male vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$5.56 MVR85.89	+84.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$9.80 MVR151.57	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.45 MVR22.37	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.31 MVR4.72	-85.9%
Average			+9.1%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.59 MVR24.59	+475.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$4.58 MVR70.73	+65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$6.95 MVR107.42	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.76 MVR27.28	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.82 MVR43.54	+12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.84 MVR28.42	+83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.73 MVR26.74	+107.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.96 MVR30.36	+201.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.48 MVR22.92	+231.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.70 MVR10.82	+99.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.55 MVR8.48	+39.7%
Average			+120.5%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$3.54 MVR54.74	-33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$28.91 MVR447.02	+31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	$32,679.74 MVR505K	+333.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$17.65 MVR272.82	+353.4%
Average			+171.2%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	+327.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	+318.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	-16.3%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 38.6% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$165.36 MVR2,556.46	+125.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49	-48.8%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$4.74 MVR73.26	+141.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.31 MVR51.15	+44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$13.07 MVR202.09	+420.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	-7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$9.80 MVR151.57	+140.2%
Average			+147.8%

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pay 84.9% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$43.03 MVR665.22	+110.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$56.86 MVR879.10	+173.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	+30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$51.74 MVR799.95	+24.9%
Average			+84.9%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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