Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 60.6% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
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