Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 90.9% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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