Abidjan vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$439	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	34	14
😀 Quality of life	37	47
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.08M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 51% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5348th and 7033rd ($1022 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Mauritania, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7322nd and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Nouakchott

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	Abidjan	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$6979

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500