Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 57.9% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.870
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.110
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
Tunis
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND16.070
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.450
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.200
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.650
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.730
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.570
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.930
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Tunis
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND763.740
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND534.330
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 63.1% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND294.760
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND5.020
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.630
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND94.110
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND241.340
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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