Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 20.0% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 25.2% more for housing
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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