Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 44.4% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU549.85
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU399.89
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU86.38
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU64.90
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU112.70
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU237.52
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU168.96
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU176.54
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU173.84
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.76
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU45.31
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.21
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU52.51
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.96
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU31.48
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU289.19
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,799.50
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,598,174.15
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU864.76
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,684.28
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,534.95
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU17,747.00
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,212.21
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,079.16
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU331,083.46
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.96
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU161.19
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.94
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,377.67
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU409.89
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,898.92
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,700.89
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,451.63
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,597.75
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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