Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 19.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 97.2% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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