Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 2.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 70.3% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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