Amsterdam vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	921K	1.45M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 385% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 138th and 7596th ($3165 vs $653) 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 24th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Nouakchott

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	Amsterdam	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$6774

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
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
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653