Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 9.1 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 22.9 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 16.5 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
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