Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 18.7% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Roseau
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 40.8% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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