Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 55.5% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Baku, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Baku
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
Baku
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Baku
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Baku
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
Baku
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Baku
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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