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Thimphu vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 1.3% cheaper than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 86.7% more in Thimphu
Housing: pay 60.4% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 65.3% more in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Thimphu

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

Thimphu vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$2.82 BTN253.46	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.38 BTN304.16	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.53 BTN47.65	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.18 BTN16.48	-91.5%
Average			-53.5%

Nouakchott vs. Thimphu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.89 BTN80.09	+222.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$1.61 BTN144.47	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$3.03 BTN272.49	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.96 BTN176.01	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.70 BTN152.68	-32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.09 BTN98.11	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.65 BTN58.86	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.83 BTN74.35	+26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.33 BTN29.51	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.23 BTN20.31	-35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.26 BTN23.38	-33.8%
Average			+1.0%

Nouakchott vs. Thimphu - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.7% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$3.03 BTN272.64	-43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$4.01 BTN360.10	-81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$18.89 BTN1,698.21	+385.2%
Average			+86.7%

Nouakchott vs. Thimphu - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.4% less for housing

	Nouakchott	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$26.44 BTN2,377.22	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$122.58 BTN11,020.62	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$71.54 BTN6,432.06	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$17.80 BTN1,600.58	-84.0%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 65.3% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$235.40 BTN21,164.25	+221.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$648.40 BTN58,296.74	-90.8%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.82 BTN253.46	+43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.40 BTN125.72	-39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$3.66 BTN329.50	+45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$46.99 BTN4,224.40	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.38 BTN304.16	-17.1%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Nouakchott	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$9.02 BTN811.09	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$11.28 BTN1,013.86	-45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$31.01 BTN2,788.11	-55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$31.01 BTN2,788.11	-25.2%
Average			-45.5%

Nouakchott vs. Thimphu - Cost of clothing

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