Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Fiji

Suva vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 43.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Suva
Groceries: pay 42.0% more in Suva
Transportation: pay 44.8% more in Suva
Housing: pay 63.6% more in Suva
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Suva
Clothing: pay 50.1% more in Suva

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Suva are more expensive than in Nouakchott.

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Suva vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$5.78 FJD13.10	+131.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$7.55 FJD17.13	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.54 FJD3.49	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.76 FJD1.73	-64.4%
Average			+41.3%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.0% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.55 FJD1.25	+105.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$5.12 FJD11.60	+71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.93 FJD11.17	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$3.32 FJD7.52	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.82 FJD6.40	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$1.13 FJD2.55	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$1.13 FJD2.56	+34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$1.57 FJD3.56	+119.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.45 FJD3.29	+181.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.57 FJD1.29	+29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.49 FJD1.11	+19.8%
Average			+42.0%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.8% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.36 FJD12.16	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$22.21 FJD50.37	+1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	+226.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$4.44 FJD10.07	+15.0%
Average			+44.8%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.6% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$23.99 FJD54.40	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	+203.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$325.66 FJD738.49	+86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$34.77 FJD78.84	-64.7%
Average			+63.6%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of housing

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$226.59 FJD513.82	-48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	+77.1%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$3.55 FJD8.06	+103.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.93 FJD6.65	+28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$9.77 FJD22.16	+292.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$36.16 FJD82.00	-58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$3.33 FJD7.56	-17.7%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 50.1% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$33.32 FJD75.56	+119.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$39.99 FJD90.67	+75.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$69.22 FJD156.97	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$61.13 FJD138.63	+30.8%
Average			+50.1%

Nouakchott vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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