Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 3.1% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.5% more in Nouakchott
- Groceries
-
pay 11.0% less in Nouakchott
- Transportation
-
pay 13.9% less in Nouakchott
- Housing
-
pay 58.8% more in Nouakchott
- Childcare
-
pay 38.0% less in Nouakchott
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.4% less in Nouakchott
- Clothing
-
pay 48.6% less in Nouakchott
The cost of restaurants and housing in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Quito, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Quito
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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