Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 15.9% cheaper than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$1.90
৳208.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.32
৳34.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.72
৳407.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.20
৳350.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.35
৳148.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.12
৳122.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.46
৳50.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.00
৳109.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.38
৳41.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.13
৳14.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 59.3% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.31
৳471.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$4.00
৳437.51
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$5.71
৳625.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.92
৳210.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
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