Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 23.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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