Addis Ababa vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1526
🏠 One person rent
$758
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
34
14
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 93% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4635th and 7532nd ($1269 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7273rd and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Nouakchott

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Addis Ababa Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5862

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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