Crete vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Crete	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1144	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2828	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$446	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1491	$670
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	33	14
😀 Quality of life	60	47
🏙️ Population	623K	1.08M

The cost of living in Crete is 85% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4581st and 7492nd ($1144 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Mauritania, respectively. Check Greece vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5333rd and 6488th 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	$29	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.2	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3523	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2157	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.84	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.62	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4341	$7061

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1015
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1169
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1738
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1974
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$844
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1475
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1235
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1097
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1058
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1287
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1137
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1047
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1172
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1467
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1061
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1038
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1129
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$785
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$403
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$647
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1186
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1086
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$402
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$774
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$541
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$825
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$576
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$829
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$544
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1037
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$647

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499