Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 50.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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