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Suva vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 55.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Suva
Groceries: pay 66.3% more in Suva
Transportation: pay 57.7% more in Suva
Housing: pay 30.0% more in Suva
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.6% more in Suva
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Suva

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

Suva vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$5.30 FJD11.98	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$6.62 FJD14.97	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.37 FJD3.11	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.67 FJD1.51	-69.0%
Average			-2.6%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.51 FJD1.16	+86.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.08 FJD11.49	+84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$4.78 FJD10.80	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$3.23 FJD7.31	+45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.54 FJD5.73	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.12 FJD2.53	+11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.12 FJD2.53	+34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.56 FJD3.53	+139.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.44 FJD3.25	+221.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.62 FJD1.41	+78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.54 FJD1.22	+37.7%
Average			+66.3%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.7% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$5.08 FJD11.48	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$22.07 FJD49.90	+0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$24,281.49 FJD54,887.09	+222.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$4.41 FJD9.98	+13.4%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 30.0% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$23.84 FJD53.89	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$485.63 FJD1,097.74	+115.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$379.67 FJD858.23	+134.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$34.55 FJD78.09	-69.0%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$224.05 FJD506.46	+206.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$14,127.41 FJD31,934.31	+101.5%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$3.09 FJD6.99	+57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.98 FJD6.73	+29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$9.71 FJD21.95	+286.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$29.87 FJD67.53	-65.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.86 FJD8.73	-5.3%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$25.61 FJD57.88	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$26.93 FJD60.87	+29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$68.78 FJD155.48	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$60.75 FJD137.32	+46.6%
Average			+25.2%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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