Dakar vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dakar	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$529	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1249	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$363	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	29	14
😀 Quality of life	47	47
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.08M

The cost of living in Dakar is 65% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4757th and 7033rd ($1114 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Senegal and Mauritania, respectively. Check Senegal vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6427th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Nouakchott

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	Dakar	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.31	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1999	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.12%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2214	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.43	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.56	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6669	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500