Doha vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$762
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	45	14
😀 Quality of life	80	47
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.08M

The cost of living in Doha is 164% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 2449th and 7033rd ($1779 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Mauritania, respectively. Check Qatar vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 562nd and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Nouakchott

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	Doha	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$6979

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

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