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Lusaka vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 31.3% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 44.5% more in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 68.8% more in Lusaka
Housing: pay 5.0% more in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Lusaka

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

Lusaka vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$7.48 ZMW172.19	+148.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$3.82 ZMW87.99	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.62 ZMW14.25	-65.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.34 ZMW7.79	-84.3%
Average			-10.1%

Nouakchott vs. Lusaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.5% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$0.77 ZMW17.67	+177.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$3.76 ZMW86.62	+36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$4.99 ZMW114.88	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.77 ZMW40.70	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$1.78 ZMW41.08	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.22 ZMW28.12	+21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.73 ZMW16.77	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.22 ZMW28.16	+87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.50 ZMW11.50	+11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.89 ZMW20.40	+153.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.67 ZMW15.41	+70.5%
Average			+44.5%

Nouakchott vs. Lusaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.8% more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.58 ZMW105.38	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$38.52 ZMW886.94	+75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$8,004.53 ZMW184,318.08	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$12.00 ZMW276.33	+208.3%
Average			+68.8%

Nouakchott vs. Lusaka - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$118.37 ZMW2,725.66	+96.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$226.58 ZMW5,217.38	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$123.07 ZMW2,833.97	-24.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$52.70 ZMW1,213.60	-52.7%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$176.79 ZMW4,070.88	+141.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$11,677.88 ZMW268,903.36	+66.5%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$0.98 ZMW22.49	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$2.05 ZMW47.14	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$3.67 ZMW84.61	+46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$50.47 ZMW1,162.12	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$4.18 ZMW96.36	+2.5%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$18.93 ZMW435.83	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$16.99 ZMW391.23	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$84.33 ZMW1,941.82	+21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$73.12 ZMW1,683.80	+76.5%
Average			+18.1%

Nouakchott vs. Lusaka - Cost of clothing

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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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