Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 72.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫53,366
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,123
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,253
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫155,028
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫137,368
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,860
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,307
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,888
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,738
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,161
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,071
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,339
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫108,123
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫213,464
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,346
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫51,429
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫739,340
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫117,405
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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