Cost of Living Comparison Between Nouakchott and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Nouakchott and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Nouakchott is 22.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nouakchott is 14.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.13 MRU 203
$4.73 ฿153
8.46%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.25 MRU 998
$45.92 ฿1,486
-45.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.22 MRU 246
$8.59 ฿278
-27.59%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.99 MRU 78.6
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MRU 98.2
-
-
Cappuccino
$2.41 MRU 95.1
$2.92 ฿94.6
-17.47%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 MRU 71.7
$0.69 ฿22.42
162.32%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 MRU 87.9
$0.4 ฿12.81
455.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.41 ฿78
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.8 ฿123
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MRU 54.4
$2.25 ฿72.7
-38.67%
White Bread (500g)
$0.27 MRU 10.67
$1.79 ฿58.1
-84.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.27 MRU 50.2
$2.18 ฿70.6
-41.74%
Eggs
$2.27 MRU 89.7
$2.29 ฿74.3
-0.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.82 MRU 309
$19.52 ฿632
-59.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.49 MRU 217
$3.68 ฿119
49.18%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.37 MRU 291
$13.18 ฿427
-44.08%
Apples (1kg)
$2.17 MRU 85.8
$3.24 ฿105
-33.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.85 MRU 73.2
$1.62 ฿52.5
14.20%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 MRU 57.6
$2.41 ฿78
-39.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.95 MRU 37.6
$2.03 ฿65.6
-53.20%
Potato (1kg)
$0.79 MRU 31.08
$1.52 ฿49.3
-48.03%
Onion (1kg)
$0.91 MRU 35.88
$1.51 ฿48.86
-39.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.56 MRU 22.13
$0.97 ฿31.45
-42.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.69 MRU 27.45
$0.52 ฿16.68
32.69%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$10.03 MRU 396
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.54 MRU 101
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 MRU 70.8
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.56 MRU 101
$4.49 ฿145
-42.98%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.36 ฿691
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.78 ฿57.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.3
-
🚌 Getting Around
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.53 MRU 20.93
$1.36 ฿44.15
-61.03%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.39 MRU 687
$11.51 ฿372
51.09%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 MRU 36.45
$3.17 ฿103
-70.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 MRU 9.42
$1.04 ฿33.64
-76.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.68 MRU 225
$14.03 ฿454
-59.52%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.4 MRU 55.2
$1.32 ฿42.59
6.06%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$7,611 MRU 300.8K
$28K ฿904.8K
-72.78%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,139 MRU 361.2K
$33.2K ฿1.1M
-72.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 MRU 5,849
$120 ฿3,899
22.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.24 MRU 997
$13.55 ฿438
86.27%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$61.1 MRU 2,413
$18.62 ฿603
227.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$88.4 MRU 3,494
$61.4 ฿1,987
44.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$256 MRU 10.1K
$16.68 ฿540
1433.63%
Cinema Ticket
$4.29 MRU 170
$8.76 ฿283
-51.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$80.3 MRU 3,172
$703 ฿22.7K
-88.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,815 MRU 229.8K
$15.7K ฿507.5K
-62.92%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.25 MRU 800
$57.9 ฿1,873
-65.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.08 MRU 833
$35.4 ฿1,145
-40.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.1 MRU 2,691
$113 ฿3,659
-39.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.59 MRU 1,407
$83.2 ฿2,691
-57.20%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$226 MRU 8,912
$604 ฿19.5K
-62.65%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$164 MRU 6,500
$441 ฿14.3K
-62.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$631 MRU 24.9K
$2,027 ฿65.6K
-68.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$311 MRU 12.3K
$1,492 ฿48.3K
-79.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,430 MRU 135.6K
$4,195 ฿135.7K
-18.22%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,144 MRU 45.2K
$2,909 ฿94.1K
-60.66%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nouakchott
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$570 MRU 22.5K
$706 ฿22.8K
-19.18%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.5
5.33
209.57%

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Last update for Nouakchott: November 3, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

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