Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 5.4% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.00
|
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.02
MRO727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$2.41
MRO865
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.00
|
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.45
|
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.49
|
$2.23
MRO800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.98
|
$1.08
MRO387
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.85
MRO304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.65
MRO234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.22
|
$0.43
MRO154
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.35
MRO125
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.34
MRO121
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.99
|
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND800.00
|
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND700.01
|
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND169.89
|
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.50
|
$2.20
MRO790
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.35
|
$2.40
MRO861
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND54.98
|
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.00
|
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND116.64
|
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
|
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