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Nouakchott vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 11.1% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 59.4% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 58.5% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 41.1% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 2.5% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$3.01 MRO1,082	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.28 MRO2,254	-43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.77 MRO637	-14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$2.16 MRO775	+125.9%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 59.4% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.28 MRO99	-90.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.76 MRO990	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.36 MRO1,923	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.23 MRO800	-58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.51 MRO901	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.00 MRO360	-66.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.83 MRO299	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.65 MRO234	-82.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.45 MRO161	-87.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.35 MRO126	-73.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.39 MRO141	-69.7%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 58.5% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.36 MRO1,924	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.97 MRO7,889
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-68.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$3.89 MRO1,397	-92.4%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 41.1% less for housing

	Saint John's	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$60.27 MRO21,637	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$225.73 MRO81,036	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$162.03 MRO58,168	-76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$111.41 MRO39,996	+12.5%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$73.21 MRO26,284
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+279.0%
Average			+279.0%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.96 MRO703	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.30 MRO825	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.51 MRO902
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$87.27 MRO31,329	+41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$4.08 MRO1,465	-34.2%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$20.45 MRO7,342	-59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$20.77 MRO7,455
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$69.22 MRO24,848	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$41.44 MRO14,876
Average			-32.8%

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