Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.1 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 99.5% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
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