Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 3.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of India, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
India
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
India
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
India
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
India
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
India
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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