Baku vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$316	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	49	14
😀 Quality of life	60	47
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Baku is 13% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6590th and 7033rd ($766 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Mauritania, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5270th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Nouakchott

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	Baku	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$6979

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

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