Cost of living comparison

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

compared to

Nouakchott, Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 4.9% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 26.4% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 36.3% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 55.5% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 55.0% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.39 SAR31.45	$4.99 MRO1,792	-40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR29.95	$5.94 MRO2,132	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$2.01 MRO722	+163.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 SAR1.12	$2.39 MRO859	+704.7%
Average			+200.6%

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 SAR4.64	$0.27 MRO99	-77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 SAR14.66	$3.76 MRO1,350	-3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 SAR24.91	$5.46 MRO1,959	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 SAR9.88	$2.21 MRO795	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$2.49 MRO895	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.88	$1.00 MRO358	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$0.83 MRO297	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.65 MRO232	-20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.83	$0.45 MRO160	-41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.25	$0.35 MRO125	-41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.41	$0.39 MRO140	-39.3%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Riyadh	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.67	$5.33 MRO1,912	+130.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.27 SAR139.77	$17.47 MRO6,271	-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,280.09 SAR124,796.53	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-77.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.70 SAR62.61	$2.87 MRO1,030	-82.8%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 36.3% less for housing

	Riyadh	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.70 SAR280.10	$58.82 MRO21,115	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,116.87 SAR4,188.13	$224.43 MRO80,570	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$782.38 SAR2,933.85	$161.09 MRO57,832	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 SAR306.74	$110.75 MRO39,758	+35.4%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.22 SAR1,350.78	$78.09 MRO28,033	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,375.93 SAR38,908.56	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	-32.8%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR7.99	$1.95 MRO699	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 SAR15.94	$2.42 MRO867	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 SAR27.95	$2.50 MRO896	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.01 SAR378.79	$86.71 MRO31,129	-14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.97 SAR59.90	$4.37 MRO1,568	-72.7%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 55.0% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20 SAR195.76	$20.33 MRO7,298	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.44 SAR204.14	$20.64 MRO7,410	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.53 SAR403.22	$68.82 MRO24,707	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.80 SAR336.72	$35.25 MRO12,653	-60.7%
Average			-55.0%

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