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Mauritania

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Nicaragua

Managua vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Managua is 22.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% more in Managua
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Managua
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Managua
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Managua
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Managua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Managua
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Managua

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

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Managua vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.4% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Managua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$10.00 NIO368.55	+301.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.61 NIO280.46	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.88 NIO32.54	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.71 NIO26.22	-66.8%
Average			+70.4%

Nouakchott vs. Managua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Managua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$2.37 NIO87.46	+785.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.80 NIO213.64	+93.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.68 NIO172.61	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.37 NIO87.18	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.87 NIO105.79	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.82 NIO67.08	+26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.27 NIO10.03	-67.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.82 NIO30.09	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.11 NIO41.05	+116.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$1.79 NIO65.90	+308.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$1.01 NIO37.13	+145.8%
Average			+58.7%

Nouakchott vs. Managua - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Managua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.06 NIO186.38	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$6.01 NIO221.41	-72.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$22,973.64 NIO847K	+207.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$14.69 NIO541.39	+280.2%
Average			+13.2%

Nouakchott vs. Managua - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Nouakchott	Managua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$256.40 NIO9,449.50	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$181.00 NIO6,670.67	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$115.83 NIO4,268.74	+17.6%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Managua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	-46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$6,060.00 NIO223K	-19.2%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Managua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.50 NIO55.28	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.60 NIO95.82	+14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.73 NIO100.51	+9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$34.79 NIO1,282.16	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$9.00 NIO331.69	+122.2%
Average			-2.3%

Nouakchott vs. Managua - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Managua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	+293.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	+184.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	+79.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	+209.8%
Average			+181.0%

Nouakchott vs. Managua - Cost of clothing

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