Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 30.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 82.0% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 92.7% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
|
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