Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 77.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 50.9% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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