Castries vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$524	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	3	14
😀 Quality of life	35	45
🏙️ Population	70K	1.08M

The cost of living in Castries is 71% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4713th and 7054th ($1159 vs $678) 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 months in Nouakchott. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7462nd and 6518th 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	$7.55	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$7077

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592