Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 52.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.74
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.11
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
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