Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 20.2% cheaper than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
|
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