Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 54.9% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 67.2% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 21.7% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 84.7% more in Pretoria

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

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Pretoria vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+261.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.85 ZAR14.04	-60.3%
Average			+49.6%

Nouakchott vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+312.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$4.18 ZAR68.94	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.72 ZAR11.92	+40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+32.1%
Average			+15.0%

Nouakchott vs. Pretoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+714.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+373.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$6.55 ZAR108.03	+69.5%
Average			+189.8%

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pay 67.2% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	+55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+132.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+17.3%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 21.7% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	-41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+4.2%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+78.0%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 84.7% more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+248.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$32.00 ZAR527.89	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+77.3%
Average			+84.7%

Nouakchott vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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