Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 15.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
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