Brazzaville vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$252	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$160
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	20	14
😀 Quality of life	41	44
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.45M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 9% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7920th and 7532nd ($602 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Mauritania, respectively. Check the Congo vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7836th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Nouakchott

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	Brazzaville	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$5862

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$543
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$544
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$544
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$543
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$895
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$870
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$932
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$815
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$897
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1047
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$851
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$999
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1037
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$745
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1239
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$665
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$692
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$595
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$492
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$816
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$662
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$668
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$887
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$522
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$857
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1042
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1254
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$750
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1344
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$641
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$834
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$785

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697