Cost of living comparison

Nouakchott, Mauritania

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 93.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.1% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$9.19 RUB757.05	+84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$5.10 RUB420.58	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$1.07 RUB88.35	-46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$0.49 RUB39.99	-79.7%
Average			-14.1%

Nouakchott vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$0.62 RUB50.98	+125.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$4.41 RUB363.07	+17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$3.57 RUB293.92	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$1.52 RUB125.21	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$1.99 RUB163.61	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$0.68 RUB55.80	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$0.67 RUB54.99	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$0.72 RUB58.96	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$1.12 RUB92.58	+152.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$0.25 RUB20.53	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$0.21 RUB17.24	-46.4%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$2.22 RUB182.79	-58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$28.58 RUB2,355.26	+63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$30,621.85 RUB2,523,488.23	+309.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$5.82 RUB479.46	+102.8%
Average			+104.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$6.38 RUB525.63	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$960.52 RUB79,154.63	+328.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$583.26 RUB48,065.58	+262.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$86.66 RUB7,141.45	-21.8%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$466.53 RUB38,446.09	+497.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$10,413.52 RUB858,158.31	+49.3%
Average			+273.3%

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$3.06 RUB252.35	+57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$2.52 RUB208.03	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$2.45 RUB201.88	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$32.34 RUB2,664.97	-62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$5.10 RUB420.58	+16.9%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$81.16 RUB6,687.86	+299.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$42.31 RUB3,486.51	+105.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$108.95 RUB8,978.57	+58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$101.97 RUB8,403.15	+189.3%
Average			+162.9%

Nouakchott vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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