Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 2.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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