Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 12.4% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Harare
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Harare
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Harare
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Harare
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Harare
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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