Cost of living comparison

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Tehran is 31.5% more expensive than Nouakchott.

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

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pay 41.9% less for restaurants

 
Nouakchott
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.99
MRO1,792
$4.00
IRR169,000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.94
MRO2,132
$5.00
IRR211,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.01
MRO722
$0.45
IRR19,178

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

 
Nouakchott
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$0.27
MRO99
$0.53
IRR22,602
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.76
MRO1,350
$1.83
IRR77,272
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
MRO1,959
$2.32
IRR98,152

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

 
Nouakchott
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.33
MRO1,912
$2.76
IRR116,458
Monthly public transit pass $17.47
MRO6,271
$10.00
IRR422,500
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000

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pay 12.8% more for housing

 
Nouakchott
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.82
MRO21,115
$6.79
IRR286,962
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $224.43
MRO80,570
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $161.09
MRO57,832
$339.71
IRR14,352,610

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

 
Nouakchott
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.09
MRO28,033
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nouakchott
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.95
MRO699
$0.80
IRR33,800
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.42
MRO867
$1.51
IRR63,638
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
MRO896
$2.50
IRR105,625

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pay 78.2% more for clothing

 
Nouakchott
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.33
MRO7,298
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.64
MRO7,410
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.82
MRO24,707
$138.01
IRR5,830,759

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