Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 5.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Manila
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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