Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 85.2% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
DZD401.29
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
DZD593.27
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DZD72.62
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
DZD30.18
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.13
DZD17.83
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
DZD565.89
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
DZD480.60
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
DZD240.45
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
DZD355.49
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
DZD204.40
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
DZD176.16
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
DZD108.61
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.94
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.08
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.30
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.26
DZD167.23
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.99
DZD1,464.24
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,545.06
DZD4,469,274.84
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
DZD488.98
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
|
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
DZD2,678.60
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.49
DZD31,508.54
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.44
DZD19,510.99
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.20
DZD3,623.81
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 73.4% more for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.87
DZD13,038.84
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,634.38
DZD350,983.90
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
DZD251.76
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD117.99
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
DZD345.79
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
DZD3,137.31
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.78
DZD770.24
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
DZD4,982.19
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.95
DZD6,255.55
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.47
DZD9,921.85
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.88
DZD9,444.02
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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