Cost of living comparison
Lima is 71.3% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Lima instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 96.0% more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
|
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