Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 2.0 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
DZD388.53
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
DZD591.60
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DZD73.13
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.35
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.23
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.53
DZD475.91
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD487.52
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DZD236.90
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
DZD330.85
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DZD192.59
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
DZD174.32
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
DZD105.40
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD46.72
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.45
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.03
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD165.78
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
DZD1,445.56
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,197.40
DZD4,477,565.22
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
DZD467.43
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.30
DZD2,468.78
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.77
DZD29,237.61
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.33
DZD18,522.59
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.22
DZD3,671.57
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.96
DZD11,459.22
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,598.15
DZD350,430.86
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
DZD199.12
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
DZD129.48
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
DZD343.94
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.36
DZD3,151.29
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.72
DZD771.67
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.05
DZD4,862.33
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.72
DZD6,570.74
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.14
DZD9,460.26
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
DZD8,863.84
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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