Asuncion vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$348	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	35	14
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	462K	1.45M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 14% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6973rd and 7532nd ($752 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Mauritania, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6216th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Nouakchott

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	Asuncion	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$5862

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

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