Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 4.0% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.81
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$152.11
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.05
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.79
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.09
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.41
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.50
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.59
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.94
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.96
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.67
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.32
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.90
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.38
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.91
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.73
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$365.07
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$380,276.89
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.99
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 65.3% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$498.03
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,253.29
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,117.91
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$619.21
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,789.91
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$172,150.75
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.77
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.41
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.11
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,096.75
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.41
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,151.26
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$838.78
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,879.27
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,877.98
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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