Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 77.2% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 42.6% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nouakchott or Kenya. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.