Asuncion vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$314	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	35	14
😀 Quality of life	51	47
🏙️ Population	462K	1.08M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 6% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7323rd and 7033rd ($635 vs $675) 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 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6144th and 6451st 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	$4.55	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$6979

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500