Accra vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$323	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$160
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	50	14
😀 Quality of life	56	44
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.45M

The cost of living in Accra is 31% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6525th and 7532nd ($861 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Mauritania, respectively. Check Ghana vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6316th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Nouakchott

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	Accra	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$5862

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$654
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$703
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$454
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$802
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$678
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$664
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$683
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$673
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$612
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$796
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$673
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1075
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$650
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$675
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1022
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1198
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$612
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1066
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$682
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1063
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$665
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$775
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1092
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$659
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1124
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$538
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$578
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$862
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$655
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$878

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697