Harare vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$415
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
38
14
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.45M

The cost of living in Harare is 55% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5463rd and 7596th ($1015 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Mauritania, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6892nd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Nouakchott

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Harare Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$6774

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$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi Rosso
$619
234 km or 145 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
275 km or 171 mi Louga
$1141
380 km or 236 mi Thies
$1214
398 km or 248 mi Rufisque
$1206
404 km or 251 mi Dakar
$1281
421 km or 262 mi Fatick
$1163
438 km or 272 mi Kaolack
$1164
518 km or 322 mi Banjul
$527
527 km or 327 mi Lamin
$545
540 km or 335 mi Brikama
$611
587 km or 365 mi Kolda
$1119
612 km or 380 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
672 km or 417 mi Bafata
$831
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$857
877 km or 545 mi Praia
$987
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$979
904 km or 562 mi Boffa
$983
953 km or 592 mi Mamou
$1005
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 608 mi Forecariah
$984
984 km or 611 mi Conakry
$1050
1041 km or 647 mi Banamba
$494
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1048 km or 651 mi Laayoune
$627
1071 km or 665 mi Koulikoro
$493
1094 km or 680 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1534
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$1272
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$993
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1508
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1739
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1668
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1727
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1608
1159 km or 720 mi Segou
$495
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$495
1175 km or 730 mi Bougouni
$494
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
1203 km or 748 mi Corralejo
$1653