Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.6 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 72.4% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
|
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