Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 54.7% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 77.8% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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