Budapest vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$750	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$160
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	92	14
😀 Quality of life	81	44
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.45M

The cost of living in Budapest is 123% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7532nd ($1469 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Mauritania, respectively. Check Hungary vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 680th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Nouakchott

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	Budapest	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$5862

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

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