Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 27.4% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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