Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 1.2% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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