Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 47.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 71.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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