Today we look at moving to Nouakchott in Mauritania from Vilnius in Lithuania. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Nouakchott people speak Arabic (official) and French. In Vilnius people speak Lithuanian and Russian.
Nouakchott is the capital and by far the largest city of Mauritania. Vilnius is the largest city and the capital of Lithuania. Nouakchott is the administrative and economic centre of Mauritania. Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania and one of the largest financial centres of the Baltic states. Even though it is home to only 15% of Lithuania's population, it generates approximately 25% of Lithuania's GDP.
The overall cost of living rank in Nouakchott is 288 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Vilnius to Nouakchott will experience a change in cost of living of -25.9%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Nouakchott is ranked as an extreme hardship location with a hardship index of 40% compared to Vilnius with a hardship index of 30% which is a high degree of hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Showing posts with label Mauritania cost of living. Show all posts
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Mauritania, Nouakchott Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: The Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Location: Mauritania is in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara.
Country Climate: Desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty.
Country Terrain: Mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills.
Major Languages: Arabic (official), French, others.
Major Religions: Islam.
Country Population: 3.0 million (2008 est.) 3.1 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Mauritania still depends on agriculture and livestock for the majority of the population, even though most of the nomads and many subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports.
Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRO).
Country Inflation: 7.3% (2008 est.) 4.9% (2009 est.).
City: Nouakchott is the capital and by far the largest city of Mauritania.
City Economy: Nouakchott is the administrative and economic centre of Mauritania.
Cost of Living: Nouakchott has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Nouakchott is currently ranked 242 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Mauritania is in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara.
Country Climate: Desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty.
Country Terrain: Mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills.
Major Languages: Arabic (official), French, others.
Major Religions: Islam.
Country Population: 3.0 million (2008 est.) 3.1 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Mauritania still depends on agriculture and livestock for the majority of the population, even though most of the nomads and many subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports.
Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRO).
Country Inflation: 7.3% (2008 est.) 4.9% (2009 est.).
City: Nouakchott is the capital and by far the largest city of Mauritania.
City Economy: Nouakchott is the administrative and economic centre of Mauritania.
Cost of Living: Nouakchott has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Nouakchott is currently ranked 242 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Mauritania, Nouakchott
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