Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 14.9% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Suva, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Suva
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Suva
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Suva
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
Suva
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Suva
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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