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Tunis vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 19.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 88.2% more in Tunis
Housing: pay 21.3% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 4.1% more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Tunis

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

Tunis vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$4.13 TND11.940	+36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$5.16 TND14.930	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.71 TND2.050	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.31 TND0.890	-85.8%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.21 TND0.610	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$5.35 TND15.490	+94.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$1.86 TND5.390	-65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.55 TND4.470	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.86 TND8.270	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$0.97 TND2.800	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.71 TND4.940	+105.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.53 TND1.540	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.32 TND0.940	-27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.33 TND0.970	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.28 TND0.820	-27.9%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 88.2% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$3.28 TND9.500	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$14.35 TND41.540	-34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	$41,270.53 TND119K	+447.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$3.06 TND8.860	-21.4%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 21.3% less for housing

	Nouakchott	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$21.37 TND61.840	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$287.52 TND832.010	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$179.84 TND520.420	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$45.71 TND132.260	-59.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 4.1% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$115.64 TND334.650	+58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$3,528.63 TND10,211.070	-49.7%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.72 TND4.980	-12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$0.95 TND2.750	-58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$3.53 TND10.200	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$34.32 TND99.320	-60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$5.50 TND15.920	+34.8%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$47.07 TND136.220	+130.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$61.70 TND178.560	+197.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$94.66 TND273.930	+36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$73.03 TND211.340	+76.3%
Average			+110.1%

Nouakchott vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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