Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 33.7% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 63.2% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Seoul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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