Ankara vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ankara	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$800	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$408	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$670
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	72	47
🏙️ Population	5.5M	1.08M

The cost of living in Ankara is 29% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6390th and 7492nd ($800 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Mauritania, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2095th and 6488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Nouakchott

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	Ankara	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$865	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.1	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.56%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1094	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.99	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.7	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7644	$7061

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$463
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$591
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$556
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$519
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$519
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$512
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$438
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$555
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$490
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$567
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$397
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$498
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$616
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$421
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$586
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$646
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$640
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$577
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$416
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$618
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$651
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$431
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$527
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$642
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$539
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$551
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$582
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$574
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$468
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$556
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$772

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499