Detroit vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	639K	1.08M

The cost of living in Detroit is 196% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1856th and 7054th ($2006 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 months in Nouakchott. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 216th and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$7077

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592