Amsterdam vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	921K	1.08M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 322% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 252nd and 7054th ($2859 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Mauritania, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1 months in Nouakchott. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 25th and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$7077

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592