Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 8.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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