Bucharest vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$535	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	78	14
😀 Quality of life	84	44
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.45M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 73% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4935th and 7532nd ($1138 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Mauritania, respectively. Check Romania vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 508th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Nouakchott

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	Bucharest	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$5862

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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