Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 19.9% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 82.7% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
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