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Bhutan

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Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Thimphu Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 73.6% more expensive than Thimphu.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 11.4 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Thimphu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.7% more for restaurants

	Thimphu	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.70	$2.49 MRO895	-3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN466.83	$5.93 MRO2,130	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.50	$1.76 MRO632	+252.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.20	$2.14 MRO770	+1084.8%
Average			+52.7%

Thimphu vs. Nouakchott - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Thimphu	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.96	$0.27 MRO96	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.54	$2.99 MRO1,074	+59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN288.32	$6.02 MRO2,160	+98.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.87	$2.32 MRO832	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.51	$2.46 MRO882	+37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN109.22	$1.44 MRO518	+25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.75	$0.84 MRO302	+21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN69.10	$0.72 MRO257	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.76	$0.51 MRO185	+54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.52	$0.44 MRO157	+69.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.53	$0.41 MRO147	+31.9%
Average			+19.2%

Thimphu vs. Nouakchott - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Thimphu	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.82	$5.42 MRO1,945	+94.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN491.40	$21.81 MRO7,831	+321.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	$3.86 MRO1,387	-70.7%
Average			+26.0%

Thimphu vs. Nouakchott - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Thimphu	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	$59.83 MRO21,479	+147.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	$291.49 MRO105K	+129.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	$174.41 MRO62,615	+102.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	$98.49 MRO35,360	+281.7%
Average			+136.6%

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pay 11.4 times more for childcare

	Thimphu	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	$443.74 MRO159K	+886.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+1219.5%
Average			+1041.0%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Thimphu	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.70	$1.75 MRO626	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN121.21	$2.28 MRO819	+78.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN368.55	$2.49 MRO895	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	$86.63 MRO31,100	+86.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.84	$4.05 MRO1,454	+30.6%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Thimphu	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	$15.21 MRO5,459	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	$22.85 MRO8,204	-8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	$68.31 MRO24,522	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	$46.74 MRO16,780	+234.9%
Average			-1.3%

Thimphu vs. Nouakchott - Cost of clothing

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