Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 41.5% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 75.2% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 92.7% more in Ouagadougou

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

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Ouagadougou vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.3% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+191.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.08 F CFA631	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$1.08 F CFA631	-49.6%
Average			+54.3%

Nouakchott vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.11 F CFA648	+314.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+185.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$7.59 F CFA4,433	+26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+278.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$2.13 F CFA1,243	+47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.55 F CFA904	+116.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+238.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.71 F CFA414	+62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.77 F CFA452	+88.9%
Average			+114.5%

Nouakchott vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+390.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$7.34 F CFA4,285	+90.0%
Average			+107.1%

Nouakchott vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$341.40 F CFA199K	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$230.45 F CFA135K	+32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+38.5%
Average			+24.4%

Nouakchott vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing

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pay 75.2% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-20.4%
Average			-75.2%

Nouakchott vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.19 F CFA698	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$1.32 F CFA772	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$59.75 F CFA34,881	-31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$6.83 F CFA3,986	+68.6%
Average			-12.1%

Nouakchott vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 92.7% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+124.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+124.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+119.1%
Average			+92.7%

Nouakchott vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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