Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 23.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 73.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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