Cost of living comparison

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Nouakchott is 19.7% cheaper than Dakar.

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

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pay 50.8% more for restaurants

 
Dakar
Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.54
F CFA4,115
$4.99
MRO1,792
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.99
F CFA5,658
$5.94
MRO2,132
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA583
$2.01
MRO722

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

 
Dakar
Nouakchott
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
F CFA347
$0.27
MRO99
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
F CFA4,247
$3.76
MRO1,350
Milk (1 gallon) $10.56
F CFA6,648
$5.46
MRO1,959

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pay 50.6% less for transportation

 
Dakar
Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
F CFA3,855
$5.33
MRO1,912
Monthly public transit pass $24.51
F CFA15,431
$17.47
MRO6,271
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410

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pay 23.0% less for housing

 
Dakar
Nouakchott
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.58
F CFA30,588
$58.82
MRO21,115
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $932.62
F CFA587,211
$224.43
MRO80,570
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $326.78
F CFA205,752
$161.09
MRO57,832

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

 
Dakar
Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.17
F CFA156,886
$78.09
MRO28,033
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dakar
Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
F CFA1,543
$1.95
MRO699
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.23
F CFA2,664
$2.42
MRO867
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.47
F CFA926
$2.50
MRO896

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pay 48.6% less for clothing

 
Dakar
Nouakchott
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.82
F CFA37,035
$20.33
MRO7,298
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.58
F CFA23,662
$20.64
MRO7,410
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.23
F CFA55,554
$68.82
MRO24,707

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