Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 31.0% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,305.21
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR53,908.19
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,461.16
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,455.30
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR18,771.36
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR58,389.23
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR80,649.51
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR29,959.01
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,640.52
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,181.47
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,111.16
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,706.56
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,419.98
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,625.67
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,640.32
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR49,700.33
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR171,526.06
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR392,059,561.50
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR47,537.22
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR433,698.99
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,698,810.78
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,928,135.22
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,101,117.52
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,460,173.75
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR138,531,138.42
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,305.21
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR35,364.83
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,166.25
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR438,329.35
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR51,457.82
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR845,260.10
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR525,712.67
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,264,676.65
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,294,613.34
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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