Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 29.1% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 70.2% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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