Cali vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$330	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	47	14
😀 Quality of life	62	45
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.45M

The cost of living in Cali is 30% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6549th and 7596th ($850 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Colombia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5632nd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Nouakchott

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	Cali	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.09	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$6774

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

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