Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 8.7% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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