Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 31.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$6.72
ZAR125.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.39
ZAR81.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.88
ZAR16.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.66
ZAR12.33
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.83
ZAR15.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$3.17
ZAR59.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.87
ZAR72.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.68
ZAR31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.92
ZAR35.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.61
ZAR11.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.56
ZAR10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.53
ZAR9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.50
ZAR9.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.51
ZAR9.51
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.68
ZAR87.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$45.23
ZAR845.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$17,020.94
ZAR318,079.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$10.97
ZAR204.92
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$46.98
ZAR877.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$315.25
ZAR5,891.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$329.30
ZAR6,153.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$73.25
ZAR1,368.83
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$210.41
ZAR3,932.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,890.12
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.92
ZAR35.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$1.64
ZAR30.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.74
ZAR51.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$34.50
ZAR644.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.48
ZAR102.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$42.41
ZAR792.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$35.03
ZAR654.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$76.75
ZAR1,434.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$87.03
ZAR1,626.45
|
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