Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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Armenia

Yerevan vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 89.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 78.4% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 7.1% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.3% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Yerevan

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

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Yerevan vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+345.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+87.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.24 AMD449.99	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.74 AMD266.77	-65.6%
Average			+111.8%

Nouakchott vs. Yerevan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.00 AMD361.76	+272.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	+48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	+44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.69 AMD250.10	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.82 AMD296.61	-2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.90 AMD325.79	+25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$1.17 AMD422.36	+126.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.32 AMD117.59	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.31 AMD111.58	-24.8%
Average			+20.3%

Nouakchott vs. Yerevan - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.4% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	+14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+368.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	+53.2%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$908.70 AMD329K	+211.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$630.03 AMD228K	+261.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	-1.7%
Average			+151.1%

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pay 7.1% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$372.81 AMD135K	-16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$10,250.15 AMD4M	+36.6%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	+105.7%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	+592.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	+154.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+105.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	+254.0%
Average			+236.4%

Nouakchott vs. Yerevan - Cost of clothing

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