Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 52.0% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Bogota
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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