Dubai vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$762
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	65	14
😀 Quality of life	87	47
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.08M

The cost of living in Dubai is 253% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 989th and 7033rd ($2379 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 288th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Nouakchott

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	Dubai	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$6979

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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