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Nouakchott vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 29.5% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 49.8% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 41.2% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Nouakchott

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

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Nouakchott vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$2.49 MRO895	-6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$5.93 MRO2,130	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.76 MRO632	+147.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$2.14 MRO770	+474.4%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$0.27 MRO96	-76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$2.99 MRO1,074	-78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$6.02 MRO2,160	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$2.32 MRO832	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.46 MRO882	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.44 MRO518	+33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.84 MRO302	+62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.72 MRO257	-39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.51 MRO185	-25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.44 MRO157	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.41 MRO147	-16.0%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 49.8% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$5.42 MRO1,945	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$21.81 MRO7,831	-55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-73.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$3.86 MRO1,387	-54.4%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 41.2% less for housing

	Vientiane	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$59.83 MRO21,479	+385.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$291.49 MRO105K	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$174.41 MRO62,615	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$98.49 MRO35,360	+42.3%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$443.74 MRO159K	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$7,503.69 MRO3M	-32.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$1.75 MRO626	+28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$2.28 MRO819	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$2.49 MRO895	+39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$86.63 MRO31,100	+82.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$4.05 MRO1,454	-4.3%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$15.21 MRO5,459	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$22.85 MRO8,204	-65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$68.31 MRO24,522	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$46.74 MRO16,780	+14.0%
Average			-28.1%

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