Castries vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$514	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	3	14
😀 Quality of life	39	45
🏙️ Population	20K	1.45M

The cost of living in Castries is 80% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4803rd and 7596th ($1178 vs $653) 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 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7990th and 7210th 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	$7.69	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$6774

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

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