Castries vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$458	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$670
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	3	14
😀 Quality of life	40	47
🏙️ Population	70K	1.08M

The cost of living in Castries is 79% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4701st and 7492nd ($1108 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7227th and 6488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Nouakchott

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	Castries	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$7061

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499