Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 25.0% cheaper than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Maseru
Transportation: pay 49.9% more in Maseru
Housing: pay 66.8% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Maseru

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

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Maseru vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.5% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$9.01 LSL148.38	+261.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$8.41 LSL138.49	+41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.07 LSL17.56	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.84 LSL13.85	-60.8%
Average			+74.5%

Nouakchott vs. Maseru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.83 LSL13.60	+208.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.30 LSL54.39	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.38 LSL72.07	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$1.54 LSL25.32	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.79 LSL45.98	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.85 LSL14.02	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.02 LSL16.71	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.23 LSL20.19	+71.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.09 LSL17.95	+111.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.71 LSL11.66	+61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.73 LSL12.00	+77.9%
Average			+27.0%

Nouakchott vs. Maseru - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.9% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.98 LSL81.93	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$30.04 LSL494.60	+37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	+181.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$6.01 LSL98.92	+55.5%
Average			+49.9%

Nouakchott vs. Maseru - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.8% less for housing

	Nouakchott	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$38.30 LSL630.53	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$55.58 LSL915.01	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	??
Average			-66.8%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$52.06 LSL857.06	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-84.3%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.80 LSL29.68	+3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.00 LSL32.97	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$5.11 LSL84.08	+104.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$23.03 LSL379.19	-73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	??
Average			-31.1%

Nouakchott vs. Maseru - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$46.07 LSL758.38	+202.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$55.58 LSL915.01	+143.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+221.4%
Average			+145.1%

Nouakchott vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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