Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 15.0% more expensive than Ankara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 93.0% more in Nouakchott
- Groceries
-
pay 19.4% more in Nouakchott
- Transportation
-
pay 4.8% less in Nouakchott
- Housing
-
pay 99.6% more in Nouakchott
- Childcare
-
pay 58.7% less in Nouakchott
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.1% more in Nouakchott
- Clothing
-
pay 53.7% less in Nouakchott
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 93.0% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY329.71
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY274.76
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY48.03
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY19.06
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY31.53
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY174.17
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY147.46
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY63.53
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY102.02
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY18.39
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY33.31
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY17.16
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY20.47
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.35
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.68
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY181.96
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY329.71
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,694,705.04
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY204.19
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 99.6% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY434.67
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY22,391.93
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY15,091.87
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY2,005.65
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY18,974.40
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY392,585.27
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY131.88
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY107.42
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY76.93
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,545.87
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY219.81
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY2,141.21
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,722.03
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,937.12
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,524.75
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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