Cost of living comparison
Managua is 48.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Managua instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$4.91
NIO180.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$6.00
NIO220.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.75
NIO27.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.88
NIO32.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.67
NIO61.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$2.35
NIO86.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.05
NIO149.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.99
NIO73.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.29
NIO84.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$2.19
NIO80.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.72
NIO26.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.34
NIO49.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.69
NIO25.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.71
NIO26.16
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.07
NIO186.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$10.00
NIO368.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$6.33
NIO232.83
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$48.80
NIO1,795.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$325.00
NIO11,960.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$250.00
NIO9,200.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$75.78
NIO2,788.62
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$125.56
NIO4,620.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,322.83
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.57
NIO57.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.17
NIO79.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.73
NIO100.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$53.52
NIO1,969.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$6.80
NIO250.15
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$65.00
NIO2,392.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$56.67
NIO2,085.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$146.67
NIO5,397.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$125.00
NIO4,600.07
|
|
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