Cali vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$287	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	45	14
😀 Quality of life	50	47
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.08M

The cost of living in Cali is 11% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6679th and 7033rd ($748 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6204th and 6451st 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	$4.3	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$6979

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500