Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.6 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$21.99
€20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$10.86
€10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.35
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$31.06
€28.82
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$854.36
€792.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
|
pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$47.17
€43.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$124.74
€115.73
|
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