Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.4 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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