Fortaleza vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$328	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	42	14
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.08M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 10% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6696th and 7033rd ($745 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Mauritania, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5747th and 6451st 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	$4.44	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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