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St. George's vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 50.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 98.5% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 64.2% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 46.2% more in St. George's

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Nouakchott, you would:

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$7.40 EC$20.00	+145.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$8.33 EC$22.50	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.85 EC$5.00	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.57 EC$4.25	-27.2%
Average			+38.8%

Nouakchott vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.69 EC$4.57	+511.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.00 EC$13.52	+81.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$14.71 EC$39.75	+174.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$4.07 EC$11.00	+82.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.60 EC$7.04	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.20 EC$3.25	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.84 EC$2.27	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.79 EC$2.13	+21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.34 EC$3.63	+200.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.71 EC$1.91	+101.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.71 EC$1.91	+79.7%
Average			+116.2%

Nouakchott vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.5% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$5.12 EC$13.85	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$37.00 EC$100.00	+68.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+231.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	??
Average			+98.5%

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pay 64.2% more for housing

	Nouakchott	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$46.87 EC$126.67	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+156.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$289.85 EC$783.33	+78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$159.51 EC$431.09	+43.2%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$55.50 EC$150.00	-24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-66.8%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.04 EC$5.50	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$4.44 EC$12.00	+93.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.85 EC$5.00	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$37.00 EC$100.00	-57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$11.10 EC$30.00	+172.0%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 46.2% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$25.90 EC$70.00	+26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$44.40 EC$120.00	+113.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$42.55 EC$115.00	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$75.85 EC$205.00	+83.1%
Average			+46.2%

Nouakchott vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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