Georgetown vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$528	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	25	14
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	235K	1.45M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 79% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4813th and 7532nd ($1181 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Mauritania, respectively. Check Guyana vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5916th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Nouakchott

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	Georgetown	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$5862

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

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