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Nouakchott vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 5.9% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 54.3% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 5.0% more in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 45.9% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 29.0% more in Nouakchott

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Nouakchott are more expensive than in Harare. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.

Nouakchott vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Harare, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Harare	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$3.01 MRO1,082	-69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$6.28 MRO2,254	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$1.77 MRO637	+155.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$2.16 MRO775	+372.2%
Average			+115.6%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Harare	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.28 MRO99	-72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$2.76 MRO990	-52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$5.36 MRO1,923	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.23 MRO800	+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.51 MRO901	-15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.00 MRO360	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.83 MRO299	+12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.65 MRO234	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.45 MRO161	-40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.35 MRO126	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.39 MRO141	-59.4%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 54.3% less for transportation

	Harare	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$5.36 MRO1,924	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$21.97 MRO7,889	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-65.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$3.89 MRO1,397	-81.5%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 5.0% more for housing

	Harare	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$60.27 MRO21,637	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$225.73 MRO81,036	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$162.03 MRO58,168	-43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$111.41 MRO39,996	+142.8%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 45.9% less for childcare

	Harare	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$73.21 MRO26,284	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	-20.4%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.96 MRO703	+30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.30 MRO825	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$2.51 MRO902	+109.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$87.27 MRO31,329	+57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.08 MRO1,465	-59.2%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

	Harare	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$20.45 MRO7,342	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$20.77 MRO7,455	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$69.22 MRO24,848	+104.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$41.44 MRO14,876	+6.7%
Average			+29.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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