Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 14.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 83.1% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Taipei
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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