Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 34.8% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 65.0% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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