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Nouakchott vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 8.9% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 24.0% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 21.7% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 66.6% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.9% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$3.01 MRO1,082	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$6.28 MRO2,254	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$1.77 MRO637	+78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$2.16 MRO775	+308.5%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$0.28 MRO99	-66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$2.76 MRO990	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$5.36 MRO1,923	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$2.23 MRO800	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$2.51 MRO901	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$1.00 MRO360	+64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.83 MRO299	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$0.65 MRO234	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$0.45 MRO161	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.35 MRO126	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$0.39 MRO141	+11.7%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$5.36 MRO1,924	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$21.97 MRO7,889	-6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$3.89 MRO1,397	-15.7%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 21.7% more for housing

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$60.27 MRO21,637	+211.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$225.73 MRO81,036	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$162.03 MRO58,168	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$111.41 MRO39,996	+16.3%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$73.21 MRO26,284	-78.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-1.1%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$1.96 MRO703	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$2.30 MRO825	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$2.51 MRO902	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$87.27 MRO31,329	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$4.08 MRO1,465	-37.5%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 66.6% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$20.45 MRO7,342	-81.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$20.77 MRO7,455	-65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	$69.22 MRO24,848	-49.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	$41.44 MRO14,876	-69.7%
Average			-66.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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