Freetown vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$980	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	23	14
😀 Quality of life	37	47
🏙️ Population	951K	1.08M

The cost of living in Freetown is 99% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4063rd and 7033rd ($1346 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Mauritania, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 7302nd and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Nouakchott

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	Freetown	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$6979

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

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