Cost of living comparison
Harare is 65.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Harare instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 68.0% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
|
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