Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 72.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
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