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Nouakchott vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 6.9% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 53.1% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 6.8% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 9.8% more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Nouakchott

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

Nouakchott vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$3.01 MRO1,082	-65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$6.28 MRO2,254	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$1.77 MRO637	+64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$2.16 MRO775	+153.4%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Pretoria	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$0.28 MRO99	-74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$2.76 MRO990	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$5.36 MRO1,923	+13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$2.23 MRO800	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$2.51 MRO901	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.00 MRO360	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.83 MRO299	+17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$0.65 MRO234	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.45 MRO161	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.35 MRO126	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.39 MRO141	-28.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 53.1% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$5.36 MRO1,924	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$21.97 MRO7,889	-87.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$3.89 MRO1,397	-70.0%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 6.8% less for housing

	Pretoria	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$60.27 MRO21,637	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$225.73 MRO81,036	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$162.03 MRO58,168	-60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$111.41 MRO39,996	+14.1%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 9.8% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$73.21 MRO26,284	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	+83.4%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$1.96 MRO703	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$2.30 MRO825	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$2.51 MRO902	-12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$87.27 MRO31,329	+143.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$4.08 MRO1,465	-47.5%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$20.45 MRO7,342	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$20.77 MRO7,455	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$69.22 MRO24,848	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$41.44 MRO14,876	-52.1%
Average			-42.8%

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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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