Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 43.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.79
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.66
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.54
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.90
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
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