Gothenburg vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$949	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	46	14
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	675K	1.45M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 188% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 2470th and 7596th ($1879 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and Mauritania, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 91st and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Nouakchott

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	Gothenburg	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$6774

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653