Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 58.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of London, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.52
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.96
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.61
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.67
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.90
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.31
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.14
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.15
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.36
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 72.0% less for transportation
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.57
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£195.23
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.60
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.34
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.53
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.62
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.64
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
London
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£95.44
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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