Barcelona vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$762
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	98	14
😀 Quality of life	87	47
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.08M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 173% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 2276th and 7033rd ($1841 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Mauritania, respectively. Check Spain vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 270th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Nouakchott

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	Barcelona	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$6979

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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