Crete vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Crete	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$635	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1098	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1169	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	32	14
😀 Quality of life	64	45
🏙️ Population	623K	1.45M

The cost of living in Crete is 103% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4482nd and 7596th ($1324 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Mauritania, respectively. Check Greece vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5386th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Nouakchott

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	Crete	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.8	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.72	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$449	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.6	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3975	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.11	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.22	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$433	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5223	$6774

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1291
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1166
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1302
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1863
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2043
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$953
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1307
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1228
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1146
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1439
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1182
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1037
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1160
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1403
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1311
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1123
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1008
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$875
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$358
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$883
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1253
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1179
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$360
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$811
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$617
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1038
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$719
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$933
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$682
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1109
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$743

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