Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 39.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$2.01
MRO722
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$2.39
MRO859
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.18
|
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.59
|
$2.49
MRO895
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$1.00
MRO358
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.83
MRO297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$0.65
MRO232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.45
MRO160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.39
MRO140
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.43
|
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.13
|
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€538.26
|
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$1.95
MRO699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$2.42
MRO867
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.89
|
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.13
|
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
|
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