Cost of living comparison
Doha is 3.0 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Doha instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
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