Cost of living comparison
London is 6.0 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in London instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$25.22
£19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$10.09
£7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.54
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.96
£1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.74
£3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.34
£4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.99
£3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.47
£1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$7.20
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$252.24
£197.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$34,406.00
£27,002.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$25.33
£19.88
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$39.12
£30.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$2,697.16
£2,116.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$2,027.26
£1,591.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$284.51
£223.28
|
|
pay 16.5 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$2,321.07
£1,821.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$25,293.41
£19,850.42
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$8.20
£6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$4.56
£3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$58.95
£46.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$103.07
£80.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$49.65
£38.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$112.31
£88.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$123.32
£96.78
|
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