Edmonton vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$996	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	64	14
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.45M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 181% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 2656th and 7596th ($1835 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Mauritania, respectively. Check Canada vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 133rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$6774

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653