Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 3.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Egypt
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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