Detroit vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	87	45
🏙️ Population	639K	1.45M

The cost of living in Detroit is 217% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1839th and 7596th ($2070 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1st in the United States and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 319th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$6774

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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