Casablanca vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Casablanca	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1989	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$400	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	33	14
😀 Quality of life	61	47
🏙️ Population	3.22M	1.08M

The cost of living in Casablanca is 26% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6258th and 7033rd ($850 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Morocco and Mauritania, respectively. Check Morocco vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Casablanca compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5009th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Nouakchott

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	Casablanca	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$969	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2004	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1017	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.28	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4842	$6979

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040

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