Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 99.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 84.1% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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