Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 30.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 65.7% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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