Abuja vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
39
14
😀 Quality of life
23
45
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.45M

The cost of living in Abuja is 111% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4364th and 7596th ($1375 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 9006th and 7210th 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
$2.62
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$6774

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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
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$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
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$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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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
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$495
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$495
1175 km or 730 mi Bougouni
$494
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$1332
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$1653