Cost of living comparison

Nouakchott, Mauritania

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 29.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 18.6% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 64.2% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$3.85 KES498.82	-22.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$6.17 KES798.11	+3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$0.66 KES85.79	-67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$0.53 KES68.93	-77.8%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$0.56 KES72.25	+103.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$5.59 KES723.60	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$3.35 KES433.86	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$1.70 KES220.41	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$2.71 KES350.75	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$1.26 KES163.59	+26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$0.50 KES64.68	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$0.87 KES113.11	+34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$0.46 KES59.17	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$0.48 KES62.46	+38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$0.56 KES72.01	+42.5%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$6.17 KES799.28	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$30.83 KES3,990.54	+76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	+157.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$13.87 KES1,795.74	+383.4%
Average			+158.3%

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	Nouakchott	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$39.39 KES5,099.38	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$428.53 KES55,472.96	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$166.44 KES21,545.08	+3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-79.8%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 64.2% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$166.67 KES21,576.04	+113.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	+14.9%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$2.31 KES299.29	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$2.24 KES290.08	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$3.08 KES399.05	+23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$44.12 KES5,710.95	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$6.17 KES798.11	+41.2%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$22.95 KES2,970.74	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$61.84 KES8,004.83	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$52.50 KES6,796.35	+49.0%
Average			+8.2%

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