Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 93.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
|
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