Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 25.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 82.2% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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