Blantyre vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$156	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	22	14
😀 Quality of life	30	45
🏙️ Population	800K	1.45M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 24% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8689th and 7596th ($495 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Malawi and Mauritania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8790th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Nouakchott

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	Blantyre	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$6774

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417

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