Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 6.1 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Banjul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Banjul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 29.1 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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