Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 2.5 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
Kabul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Kabul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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