Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 32.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
|
pay 80.4% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
|
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