Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 21.5% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.50
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.18
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.37
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.20
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.33
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.41
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.75
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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