Abuja vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abuja	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3792	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2756	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$277	$762
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	38	14
😀 Quality of life	19	47
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.08M

The cost of living in Abuja is 123% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3416th and 7033rd ($1502 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Mauritania, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8901st and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Nouakchott

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	Abuja	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4523	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2198	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.97	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.81	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.74	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$6979

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Cities near Abuja

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi	Minna	$743
163 km or 101 mi	Kaduna	$371
181 km or 113 mi	Jos	$820
225 km or 140 mi	Zaria	$526
291 km or 181 mi	Enugu	$462
293 km or 182 mi	Bauchi	$759
296 km or 184 mi	Owo	$651
297 km or 185 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
321 km or 199 mi	Awka	$805
323 km or 201 mi	Akure	$634
329 km or 204 mi	Ilorin	$535
331 km or 205 mi	Onitsha	$972
346 km or 215 mi	Kano	$553
352 km or 219 mi	Osogbo	$695
357 km or 222 mi	Gusau	$587
367 km or 228 mi	Ife	$779
368 km or 229 mi	Benin	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Umuahia	$883
400 km or 249 mi	Owerri	$1611
414 km or 257 mi	Oyo	$677
434 km or 270 mi	Ibadan	$776
438 km or 272 mi	Katsina	$579
438 km or 272 mi	Warri	$881
438 km or 272 mi	Aba	$621
456 km or 283 mi	Bamenda	$553
466 km or 289 mi	Calabar	$384
482 km or 299 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
496 km or 308 mi	Maradi	$972
503 km or 312 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
509 km or 316 mi	Sokoto	$426
513 km or 319 mi	Bafoussam	$555
536 km or 333 mi	Lagos	$1113
537 km or 334 mi	Kumba	$764
552 km or 343 mi	Zinder	$974
562 km or 349 mi	Save	$613
574 km or 357 mi	Damaturu	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Buea	$601
592 km or 368 mi	Limbe	$655
606 km or 377 mi	Malabo	$741
608 km or 378 mi	Douala	$1265

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