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N'djamena vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 95.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 71.6% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% less in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 46.0% more in N'djamena

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in N'djamena are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Nouakchott, you would:

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$8.94 FCFA5,038	+196.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.89 FCFA504	-49.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.89 FCFA504	-58.6%
Average			+29.5%

Nouakchott vs. N'djamena - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.6% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.36 FCFA202	+29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$1.79 FCFA1,008	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$14.33 FCFA8,074	+167.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$2.15 FCFA1,209	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$3.25 FCFA1,828	+29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$2.23 FCFA1,257	+122.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.01 FCFA571	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.22 FCFA686	+86.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.16 FCFA655	+159.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.76 FCFA427	+116.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.76 FCFA427	+92.9%
Average			+71.6%

Nouakchott vs. N'djamena - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.29 FCFA2,418	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+307.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	+63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$4.02 FCFA2,267	+3.4%
Average			+88.6%

Nouakchott vs. N'djamena - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$447.18 FCFA251,917	+642.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	+572.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$89.44 FCFA50,383	-44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	??
Average			+389.9%

Nouakchott vs. N'djamena - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nouakchott	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	??

Nouakchott vs. N'djamena - Cost of childcare

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pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.34 FCFA756	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$0.89 FCFA504	-61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.03 FCFA579	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	??
Average			-50.5%

Nouakchott vs. N'djamena - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.0% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$26.83 FCFA15,115	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$35.77 FCFA20,153	+72.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+115.8%
Average			+46.0%

Nouakchott vs. N'djamena - Cost of clothing

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