Cost of living comparison

Nouakchott, Mauritania

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.2 times more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 5.2 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 55.7% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$10.92 ALL937	+118.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$8.73 ALL749	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$1.58 ALL136	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$0.82 ALL70	-65.7%
Average			+19.6%

Nouakchott vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$1.00 ALL85	+262.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$6.31 ALL542	+68.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$7.59 ALL651	+39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$3.59 ALL308	+62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$3.54 ALL304	+41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$0.74 ALL63	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$1.15 ALL99	+39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$0.82 ALL70	+26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$0.87 ALL75	+95.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$0.50 ALL43	+44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$0.60 ALL52	+54.1%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 5.2 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$7.84 ALL673	+47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$17.47 ALL1,499
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$29,474.40 ALL2,528,904	+293.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$29.47 ALL2,529	+927.1%
Average			+422.7%

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pay 55.7% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$18.21 ALL1,562	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$594.90 ALL51,043	+165.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$412.58 ALL35,400	+156.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$78.02 ALL6,694	-29.5%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$257.35 ALL22,080	+229.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$5,375.91 ALL461,253	-22.9%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$2.73 ALL234	+40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$1.85 ALL159	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$3.82 ALL328	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$46.89 ALL4,023	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$8.73 ALL749	+100.0%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$64.35 ALL5,521	+216.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$47.77 ALL4,099	+131.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$100.14 ALL8,592	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$134.06 ALL11,502	+280.3%
Average			+168.4%

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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: June 2025

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