Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 7.8% cheaper than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 24.3% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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