Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.3 times more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 40.7% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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