Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.1 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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