Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 3.3% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Monrovia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Monrovia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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