Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.4 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
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