Cost of living comparison

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Nouakchott is 47.9% cheaper than San Juan.

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of San Juan, you would:

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

 
San Juan
Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$5.03
MRO1,805
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.12
 
$6.64
MRO2,385
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.96
 
$2.02
MRO727

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pay 57.5% less for groceries

 
San Juan
Nouakchott
Bread
1 loaf
$3.56
 
$0.28
MRO99
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$3.00
MRO1,076
Milk (1 gallon) $7.93
 
$5.23
MRO1,877

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

 
San Juan
Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.88
 
$4.65
MRO1,669
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
 
$28.91
MRO10,380
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,500.00
 
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832

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pay 65.8% less for housing

 
San Juan
Nouakchott
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.54
 
$58.14
MRO20,873
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,883.33
 
$205.91
MRO73,923
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $877.00
 
$138.28
MRO49,644

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pay 57.9% less for childcare

 
San Juan
Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $471.43
 
$78.72
MRO28,262
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,400.00
 
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Juan
Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$2.20
MRO790
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.52
 
$2.40
MRO861
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.57
 
$2.51
MRO903

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pay 53.2% less for clothing

 
San Juan
Nouakchott
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$17.96
MRO6,447
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.00
 
$19.53
MRO7,011
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.00
 
$69.27
MRO24,867

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