Dhaka vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$118	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$762
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	72	14
😀 Quality of life	54	47
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.08M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 36% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8899th and 7033rd ($430 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Mauritania, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5971st and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Nouakchott

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	Dhaka	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6979

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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