Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 69.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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