Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 43.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.84
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.91
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.40
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.30
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 65.0% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.23
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€66.63
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.56
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€814.11
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€308.86
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.00
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.47
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€41.77
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.01
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.07
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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