Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Nouakchott, Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 11.6% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 6.7% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 50.9% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 67.7% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.1% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,524.90	$4.99 MRO1,792	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,519.37	$5.94 MRO2,132	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD388.24	$2.01 MRO722	+102.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.41	$2.39 MRO859	+300.9%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD337.57	$0.27 MRO99	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,577.51	$3.76 MRO1,350	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,439.47	$5.46 MRO1,959	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD962.68	$2.21 MRO795	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,319.28	$2.49 MRO895	-26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.26	$1.00 MRO358	+78.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD322.56	$0.83 MRO297	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD308.99	$0.65 MRO232	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD394.30	$0.45 MRO160	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.21	$0.35 MRO125	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.57	$0.39 MRO140	+21.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,068.61	$5.33 MRO1,912	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,027.67	$17.47 MRO6,271	+35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,066,399.67	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,669.19	$2.87 MRO1,030	-32.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 6.7% more for housing

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,684.39	$58.82 MRO21,115	+164.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD364,083.57	$224.43 MRO80,570	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD244,638.63	$161.09 MRO57,832	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,547.63	$110.75 MRO39,758	+12.3%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 50.9% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,305.10	$78.09 MRO28,033	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,533,138.02	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	-22.8%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD804.43	$1.95 MRO699	-5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,470.82	$2.42 MRO867	-35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,005.53	$2.50 MRO896	-3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,445.87	$86.71 MRO31,129	-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,016.60	$4.37 MRO1,568	-43.4%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 67.7% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,440.49	$20.33 MRO7,298	-81.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,002.95	$20.64 MRO7,410	-67.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,702.91	$68.82 MRO24,707	-50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,691.72	$35.25 MRO12,653	-70.5%
Average			-67.7%

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