Ankara vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$570	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	96	14
😀 Quality of life	75	44
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Ankara is 69% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4905th and 7342nd ($1118 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Mauritania, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2097th and 7156th 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	$9.47	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$3383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$87.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$6942

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658