Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.1 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
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