Giza vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	83	14
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.08M

The cost of living in Giza is 53% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 9160th and 7033rd ($318 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Egypt and Mauritania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5740th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Nouakchott

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	Giza	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813

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