Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 98.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.7% less in Addis Ababa
- Groceries
-
pay 78.4% more in Addis Ababa
- Transportation
-
pay 52.6% more in Addis Ababa
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Addis Ababa
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Addis Ababa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.4% more in Addis Ababa
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Addis Ababa
The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Nouakchott. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$6.00
ETB815.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.24
ETB847.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.78
ETB106.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.50
ETB68.24
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.20
ETB163.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.85
ETB659.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$6.08
ETB826.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.65
ETB360.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$5.65
ETB767.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$3.30
ETB448.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.51
ETB68.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.08
ETB146.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.39
ETB52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.31
ETB42.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.79
ETB107.92
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.88
ETB663.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$10.00
ETB1,358.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,397,335.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$3.67
ETB498.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$171.17
ETB23,260.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$645.10
ETB87,664.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$422.74
ETB57,447.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$124.84
ETB16,964.69
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$81.47
ETB11,071.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,967,985.15
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.00
ETB135.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$1.15
ETB156.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$4.00
ETB543.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$90.59
ETB12,311.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$6.70
ETB910.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$48.33
ETB6,568.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$75.17
ETB10,214.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$108.84
ETB14,791.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$119.32
ETB16,215.03
|
|
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