Copenhagen vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	93	14
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	644K	1.08M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 266% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 795th and 7054th ($2483 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Mauritania, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1 months in Nouakchott. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 9th and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Nouakchott

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	Copenhagen	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$7077

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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