Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 30.0% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Yaounde
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Yaounde
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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