Cost of living comparison

Vanuatu

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 69.4% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 70.0% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 54.5% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 82.7% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 11.9% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 53.5% less in Nouakchott

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nouakchott.

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Nouakchott vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.67 VUV1,500	$2.49 MRO895	-80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.35 VUV1,700	$5.93 MRO2,130	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 VUV270	$1.76 MRO632	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 VUV279	$2.14 MRO770	-9.0%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 70.0% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.94 VUV230	$0.27 MRO96	-86.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.86 VUV1,050	$2.99 MRO1,074	-66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 VUV1,259	$6.02 MRO2,160	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.23 VUV737	$2.32 MRO832	-62.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.40 VUV877	$2.46 MRO882	-66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 VUV384	$1.44 MRO518	-55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$0.84 MRO302	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 VUV211	$0.72 MRO257	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.21 VUV499	$0.51 MRO185	-87.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.02 VUV476	$0.44 MRO157	-89.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.57 VUV186	$0.41 MRO147	-73.9%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 54.5% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 VUV803	$5.42 MRO1,945	-20.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.55 VUV8,000	$21.81 MRO7,831	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,220.47 VUV3M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-67.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 VUV1,100	$3.86 MRO1,387	-58.4%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 82.7% less for housing

	Port Vila	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$363.08 VUV43,000	$59.83 MRO21,479	-83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,579.90 VUV187K	$291.49 MRO105K	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,131.05 VUV134K	$174.41 MRO62,615	-84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$484.28 VUV57,353	$98.49 MRO35,360	-79.7%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$624.84 VUV74,000	$443.74 MRO159K	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,873.26 VUV814K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+9.2%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.07 VUV600	$1.75 MRO626	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 VUV483	$2.28 MRO819	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.29 VUV1,100	$2.49 MRO895	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.29 VUV8,088	$86.63 MRO31,100	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.05 MRO1,454
Average			-41.5%

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pay 53.5% less for clothing

	Port Vila	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.99 VUV4,854	$15.21 MRO5,459	-62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.55 VUV8,000	$22.85 MRO8,204	-66.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.40 VUV9,995	$68.31 MRO24,522	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.28 VUV11,995	$46.74 MRO16,780	-53.9%
Average			-53.5%

Port Vila vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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