Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 17.4% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Lima
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Lima
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
Lima
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Lima
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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