Detroit vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	86	47
🏙️ Population	639K	1.08M

The cost of living in Detroit is 206% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1678th and 7033rd ($2064 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 315th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$6979

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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