Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.5% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 93.8% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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