Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 45.8% cheaper than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 59.4% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
|
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