Cost of living comparison
Nouakchott is 28.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Nouakchott instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Victoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Nouakchott
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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