Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.4 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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