Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 11.3% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
|
pay 47.1% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
|
pay 87.5% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
|
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