Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 0.4% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Muscat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Muscat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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