Detroit vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$670
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	639K	1.08M

The cost of living in Detroit is 220% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1843rd and 7492nd ($1979 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 172nd and 6488th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$7061

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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