Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 2.2 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,710
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,212
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,103
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,046
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,053
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS884
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS241
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS672
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS266
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,230
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,955
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,848,559
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,131
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,245
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,402
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,321
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,112
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,497
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS592,963
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,991
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS741
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS627
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,967
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,883
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,874
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,973
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,440
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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