Abu Dhabi vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	51	14
😀 Quality of life	85	45
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.45M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 227% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1650th and 7596th ($2133 vs $653) 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 1.3 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 424th and 7210th 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	$8.11	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$6774

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Nouakchott

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