Cost of living comparison

Sao Tome and Principe

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 30.0% cheaper than Sao Tome.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 54.3% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 54.8% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 11.9% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Sao Tome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Sao Tome, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 STD200K	$2.49 MRO895	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 STD176K	$5.93 MRO2,130	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 STD41,004	$1.76 MRO632	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 STD27,770	$2.14 MRO770	+72.0%
Average			-46.5%

Sao Tome vs. Nouakchott - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.3% less for groceries

	Sao Tome	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 STD22,187	$0.27 MRO96	-73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 STD218K	$2.99 MRO1,074	-69.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 STD131K	$6.02 MRO2,160	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 STD108K	$2.32 MRO832	-52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.89 STD198K	$2.46 MRO882	-72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 STD37,881	$1.44 MRO518	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 STD17,644	$0.84 MRO302	+6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 STD36,419	$0.72 MRO257	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 STD34,958	$0.51 MRO185	-67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 STD29,299	$0.44 MRO157	-66.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 STD23,986	$0.41 MRO147	-61.9%
Average			-54.3%

Sao Tome vs. Nouakchott - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.8% less for transportation

	Sao Tome	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.46 STD144K	$5.42 MRO1,945	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.81 MRO7,831
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,634.18 STD549M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-69.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.43 STD500K	$3.86 MRO1,387	-82.8%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 11.9% less for housing

	Sao Tome	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.91 STD1M	$59.83 MRO21,479	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.91 STD6M	$291.49 MRO105K	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.02 STD4M	$174.41 MRO62,615	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.83 STD4M	$98.49 MRO35,360	-43.7%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Sao Tome	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.62 STD5M	$443.74 MRO159K	+94.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.77 STD49M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+241.9%
Average			+157.6%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 STD37,799	$1.75 MRO626	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 STD50,442	$2.28 MRO819	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 STD50,420	$2.49 MRO895	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 STD756K	$86.63 MRO31,100	+155.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.16 STD449K	$4.05 MRO1,454	-79.9%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Sao Tome	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$15.21 MRO5,459
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.02 STD2M	$22.85 MRO8,204	-69.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$68.31 MRO24,522
Men's business shoes (leather)	$18.36 STD409K	$46.74 MRO16,780	+154.5%
Average			-11.9%

Sao Tome vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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