Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 41.5% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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