Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 27.0% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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