Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 36.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Austria, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Austria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Austria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 59.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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