Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Nouakchott, Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 42.8% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 52.2% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 40.0% less in Nouakchott

Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Nouakchott.

Nouakchott vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.21	$4.99 MRO1,792	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.04	$5.94 MRO2,132	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.16	$2.01 MRO722	-27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.55	$2.39 MRO859	-11.7%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Victoria	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.57	$0.27 MRO99	-88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.62	$3.76 MRO1,350	-79.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.87	$5.46 MRO1,959	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.82	$2.21 MRO795	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.62	$2.49 MRO895	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.00 MRO358	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$0.83 MRO297	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$0.65 MRO232	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.42	$0.45 MRO160	-86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$0.35 MRO125	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$0.39 MRO140	-46.6%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

	Victoria	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.68	$5.33 MRO1,912	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.14	$17.47 MRO6,271	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,323.02	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	-71.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.41	$2.87 MRO1,030	-93.8%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Victoria	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.19	$58.82 MRO21,115	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,928.01	$224.43 MRO80,570	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,293.04	$161.09 MRO57,832	-79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,044.90	$110.75 MRO39,758	+50.6%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Victoria	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.13	$78.09 MRO28,033	-53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,052.70	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	-21.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.79	$1.95 MRO699	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.38	$2.42 MRO867	-53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.30	$2.50 MRO896	-89.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,361.77	$86.71 MRO31,129	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.40	$4.37 MRO1,568	-21.8%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 40.0% less for clothing

	Victoria	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR974.80	$20.33 MRO7,298	-70.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.43	$20.64 MRO7,410	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,043.85	$68.82 MRO24,707	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,085.81	$35.25 MRO12,653	-53.9%
Average			-40.0%

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