Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 16.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.6 times more in Nouakchott
- Groceries
-
pay 25.2% less in Nouakchott
- Transportation
-
pay 48.8% less in Nouakchott
- Housing
-
pay 60.0% more in Nouakchott
- Childcare
-
pay 67.4% less in Nouakchott
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.9% less in Nouakchott
- Clothing
-
pay 48.7% less in Nouakchott
The cost of restaurants and housing in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.51
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB189.02
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.98
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.47
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.39
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.89
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.45
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.72
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.65
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.74
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.57
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.59
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.11
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.12
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.19
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.87
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,275.87
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,795,671.96
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB335.51
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB498.36
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,535.97
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,794.57
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,184.55
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,525.76
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,993.32
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.61
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.83
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.33
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,770.78
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB236.27
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,793.18
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,130.35
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,150.27
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,988.85
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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