Fortaleza vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$353	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$160
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	43	14
😀 Quality of life	61	44
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.45M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 23% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6710th and 7532nd ($812 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Brazil and Mauritania, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5803rd and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Nouakchott

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	Fortaleza	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$5862

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697