Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 3.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 21.4% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Nouakchott
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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