Baltimore vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	97	14
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	586K	1.45M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 241% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1429th and 7596th ($2224 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 1st in the United States and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 138th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Nouakchott

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	Baltimore	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$6774

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653