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Tehran vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 15.6% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Tehran
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 1.1% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.3% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 52.5% more in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$3.80 IRR160,028	+26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$4.50 IRR189,506	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.47 IRR19,798	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.02 IRR42,822	-52.9%
Average			-32.1%

Nouakchott vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Nouakchott	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.54 IRR22,591	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$1.89 IRR79,438	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$2.35 IRR99,064	-56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.11 IRR46,868	-50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.41 IRR59,430	-43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.41 IRR17,234	-59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.68 IRR28,724	-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.38 IRR16,023	-41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.29 IRR12,056	-36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.24 IRR10,249	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.23 IRR9,695	-41.4%
Average			-28.5%

Nouakchott vs. Tehran - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$2.75 IRR115,729	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$6.55 IRR275,849	-70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+802.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$2.85 IRR120,021	-26.8%
Average			+164.2%

Nouakchott vs. Tehran - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$5.76 IRR242,422	-90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$450.54 IRR18,973,431	+99.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$321.19 IRR13,526,193	+98.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$12.05 IRR507,532	-89.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 1.1% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	+69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-71.3%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$0.65 IRR27,373	-66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.23 IRR51,918	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$2.50 IRR105,281	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$21.91 IRR922,802	-74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$1.50 IRR63,169	-63.2%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 52.5% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	+23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	+48.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+70.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+68.5%
Average			+52.5%

Nouakchott vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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