Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 48.0% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 58.4% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 42.8% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 55.4% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 52.9% less in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$2.49 MRO895	-47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$5.93 MRO2,130	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.76 MRO632	+91.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.14 MRO770	+228.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 58.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.27 MRO96	-86.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$2.99 MRO1,074	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$6.02 MRO2,160	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.32 MRO832	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.46 MRO882	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.44 MRO518	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.84 MRO302	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.72 MRO257	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.51 MRO185	-74.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.44 MRO157	-64.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.41 MRO147	-60.6%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 42.8% less for transportation

	Taipei	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.42 MRO1,945	+37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$21.81 MRO7,831	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-77.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$3.86 MRO1,387	-56.8%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 55.4% less for housing

	Taipei	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$59.83 MRO21,479	+118.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$291.49 MRO105K	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$174.41 MRO62,615	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$98.49 MRO35,360	+48.6%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Taipei	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$443.74 MRO159K	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-55.0%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.75 MRO626	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$2.28 MRO819	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.49 MRO895	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$86.63 MRO31,100	+110.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$4.05 MRO1,454	-58.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 52.9% less for clothing

	Taipei	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$15.21 MRO5,459	-75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$22.85 MRO8,204	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$68.31 MRO24,522	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$46.74 MRO16,780	-55.5%
Average			-52.9%

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