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Nouakchott vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 18.6% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 79.2% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 25.2% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 61.5% less in Nouakchott

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.

Nouakchott vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$3.01 MRO1,082	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$6.28 MRO2,254	+16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$1.77 MRO637	+145.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$2.16 MRO775	+372.5%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.28 MRO99	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$2.76 MRO990	-53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$5.36 MRO1,923	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$2.23 MRO800	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.51 MRO901	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.00 MRO360	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.83 MRO299	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.65 MRO234	-65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.45 MRO161	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.35 MRO126	+13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.39 MRO141	-11.0%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$5.36 MRO1,924	+41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$21.97 MRO7,889	+163.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-73.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$3.89 MRO1,397	-22.2%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 79.2% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$60.27 MRO21,637	+338.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$225.73 MRO81,036	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$162.03 MRO58,168	-58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$111.41 MRO39,996	+92.1%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$73.21 MRO26,284	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+5.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$1.96 MRO703	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$2.30 MRO825	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$2.51 MRO902	+46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$87.27 MRO31,329	+25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$4.08 MRO1,465	+4.9%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$20.45 MRO7,342	-75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$20.77 MRO7,455	-68.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$69.22 MRO24,848	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$41.44 MRO14,876	-72.5%
Average			-61.5%

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