Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.2 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$2.77
THB100.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.55
THB200.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.58
THB20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.31
THB11.36
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.62
THB58.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$9.67
THB349.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.60
THB238.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.22
THB80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.30
THB47.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.37
THB49.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.70
THB25.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.02
THB36.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.78
THB28.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.69
THB25.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.61
THB22.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.25
THB153.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$36.06
THB1,303.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$51,319.04
THB1,854,655.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$10.52
THB380.12
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$15.07
THB544.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$608.65
THB21,996.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$287.69
THB10,397.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$70.06
THB2,531.85
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$614.94
THB22,223.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$12,311.97
THB444,950.87
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.08
THB75.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.37
THB85.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$4.16
THB150.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$57.72
THB2,085.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$6.94
THB250.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$53.87
THB1,946.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$39.30
THB1,420.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$101.75
THB3,677.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$92.54
THB3,344.35
|
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