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Mauritania

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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 42.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 86.9% more in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Sao Tome
Childcare: pay 61.2% less in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in Sao Tome

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

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Sao Tome vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Nouakchott, you would:

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pay 86.9% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$8.96 STD200K	+259.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.89 STD176K	+32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.84 STD41,004	+4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$1.25 STD27,770	-41.9%
Average			+86.9%

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.00 STD22,187	+271.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$9.80 STD218K	+227.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.87 STD131K	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$4.85 STD108K	+109.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$8.89 STD198K	+261.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.70 STD37,881	+17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.79 STD17,644	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.63 STD36,419	+128.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.57 STD34,958	+204.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$1.31 STD29,299	+200.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$1.08 STD23,986	+162.6%
Average			+118.7%

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.46 STD144K	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$24,634.18 STD549M	+229.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$22.43 STD500K	+480.5%
Average			+121.0%

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$66.91 STD1M	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$284.91 STD6M	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$195.02 STD4M	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$174.83 STD4M	+77.5%
Average			+13.6%

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome - Cost of housing

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pay 61.2% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$228.62 STD5M	-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$2,194.77 STD49M	-70.8%
Average			-61.2%

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.70 STD37,799	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.26 STD50,442	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.26 STD50,420	-9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$33.92 STD756K	-60.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$20.16 STD449K	+397.5%
Average			+16.2%

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$75.02 STD2M	+228.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$18.36 STD409K	-60.7%
Average			+13.6%

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing

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