Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.8 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 66.4% more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$10.32
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$14.65
€13.46
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$33.64
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,370.72
€1,259.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$989.21
€909.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$123.32
€113.35
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$543.23
€499.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$9,978.95
€9,172.15
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$3.79
€3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$6.12
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$48.46
€44.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$83.95
€77.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$33.93
€31.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$87.19
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$99.93
€91.85
|
|
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