Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 19.9% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Libreville
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 1.7% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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