Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 11.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 45.4% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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