Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.1 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.49
FCFA928
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.11
FCFA691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.75
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.84
FCFA522
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.57
FCFA353
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
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