Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 1.9% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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