Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 10.4% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Praia, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE510.12
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE663.16
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.77
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE117.38
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Praia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE309.55
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE833.57
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE502.07
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE230.58
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE274.20
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE209.48
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.83
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE163.51
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE234.47
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE127.26
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.56
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Praia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE662.15
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,142.52
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,060,741.66
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,810.94
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Praia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,381.80
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,214.83
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,809.89
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,922.03
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
Praia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,587.43
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE342,803.07
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE260.16
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE156.22
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE459.11
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,825.93
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE612.15
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Praia
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,101.24
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,080.99
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,182.22
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,773.34
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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