Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 58.4% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 73.1% more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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