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Mauritania

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 24.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in Monrovia

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

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Monrovia vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+200.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+85.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$2.00 LRD341.50	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$2.00 LRD341.50	-6.7%
Average			+104.9%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.79 LRD305.86	+568.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.86 LRD658.77	+29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$3.60 LRD614.70	+55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$5.38 LRD917.79	+118.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.74 LRD126.76	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$3.83 LRD654.55	+355.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$4.67 LRD796.84	+552.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$5.00 LRD853.76	+871.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$1.00 LRD170.75	+128.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$4.83 LRD825.30	+1079.1%
Average			+196.5%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$4.69 LRD801.39	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	-8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+167.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+337.7%
Average			+44.9%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+200.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+17.2%
Average			-20.2%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of housing

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-86.7%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$4.00 LRD683.00	+129.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.00 LRD512.25	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$5.00 LRD853.76	+100.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$5.00 LRD853.76	+23.4%
Average			+29.9%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	+64.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+97.9%
Average			+38.9%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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