Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 2.3 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.81
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,201.95
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.69
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.37
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR183.26
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR722.18
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR915.13
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR344.80
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR468.46
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR138.26
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.32
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.34
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.62
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.79
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.44
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,073.33
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,502.44
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR5,008,141.68
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,145.86
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Islamabad
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,779.65
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,983.85
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,690.85
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR20,043.37
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,999.35
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR363,132.01
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR550.90
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR510.18
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR500.81
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,663.05
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR1,001.63
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Islamabad
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,969.62
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,698.89
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,152.76
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,555.42
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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