Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 21.7% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 66.5% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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