Abu Dhabi vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	14
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.08M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 194% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 2187th and 7342nd ($1942 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 443rd and 7156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Nouakchott

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	Abu Dhabi	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$3383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$87.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$6942

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658