Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 48.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of London, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.95
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.85
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.41
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.27
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.66
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.05
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 71.6% less for transportation
|
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.63
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.54
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.33
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
|
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
|
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.98
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.54
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.97
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
|
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.48
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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