Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 99.8% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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