Cairo vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$201	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$160
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	83	14
😀 Quality of life	63	44
🏙️ Population	9.8M	1.45M

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8680th and 7532nd ($506 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Mauritania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5610th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Nouakchott

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	Cairo	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$5862

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

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