Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 23.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Poland, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Poland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Poland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Poland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Poland
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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