Copenhagen vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	92	14
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	667K	1.08M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 293% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 713th and 7342nd ($2601 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Mauritania, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 10th and 7156th 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	$23.6	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$3383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$87.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$6942

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658