Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Maldives

Male vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Male is 90.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Male
Groceries: pay 82.3% more in Male
Transportation: pay 74.1% more in Male
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Male
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.9% more in Male
Clothing: pay 68.6% more in Male

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

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Male vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$6.00 MVR92.74	+140.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$9.73 MVR150.39	+64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.63 MVR25.12	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.30 MVR4.59	-86.1%
Average			+43.8%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.3% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.65 MVR25.57	+517.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.34 MVR82.43	+78.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$7.69 MVR118.80	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.92 MVR29.70	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.77 MVR42.73	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.80 MVR27.83	+24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.39 MVR21.40	+64.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.85 MVR28.65	+159.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.22 MVR18.84	+137.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.93 MVR14.40	+112.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.86 MVR13.30	+110.0%
Average			+82.3%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.1% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$3.81 MVR58.81	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$30.82 MVR476.23	+41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+333.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$17.52 MVR270.70	+353.4%
Average			+74.1%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	+226.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+301.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	-7.6%
Average			+179.2%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of housing

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	-60.0%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$4.87 MVR75.19	+178.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.55 MVR54.84	+55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$14.93 MVR230.60	+498.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$9.73 MVR150.39	+140.3%
Average			+89.9%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 68.6% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$39.51 MVR610.48	+159.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$49.64 MVR766.88	+117.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	+27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$52.52 MVR811.39	+12.4%
Average			+68.6%

Nouakchott vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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