Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 41.9% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES596.29
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.24
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.60
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES704.97
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES451.55
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES346.49
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.64
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.39
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.96
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.29
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.91
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES51.04
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES626.35
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 84.1% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES248.45
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.76
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES795.05
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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