Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 46.9% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 64.5% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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