Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 35.6% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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