Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 49.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 52.4% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 81.8% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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