Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 87.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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