Cost of living comparison
Russia is 24.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Russia instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 65.4% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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