Calgary vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	14
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.45M

The cost of living in Calgary is 221% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1759th and 7596th ($2095 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 187th and 7210th 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	$19.1	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6774

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653