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Monrovia vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 90.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 4.8 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 67.8% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 46.3% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 5.3% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.4% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	+148.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+75.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$2.00 LRD353.80	+12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$2.00 LRD353.80	-7.4%
Average			+57.4%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.79 LRD316.87	+548.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+114.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$3.60 LRD636.84	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$5.38 LRD950.84	+114.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.74 LRD131.33	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$3.83 LRD678.12	+360.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$4.67 LRD825.53	+616.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$5.00 LRD884.50	+1017.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$1.03 LRD182.19	+194.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$4.83 LRD855.02	+1130.9%
Average			+380.1%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.8% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.69 LRD830.25	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	+66.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	+226.1%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 46.3% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	+195.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	-23.5%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 5.3% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	+76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-87.2%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$3.00 LRD530.70	+53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.33 LRD589.67	+45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$5.00 LRD884.50	+99.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	+138.9%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	+62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	+65.9%
Average			+24.9%

Nouakchott vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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