Calgary vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	14
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.45M

The cost of living in Calgary is 222% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1716th and 7532nd ($2118 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Mauritania, respectively. Check Canada vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 209th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nouakchott

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	Calgary	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$5862

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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