Guarulhos vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$211	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	67	44
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.45M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 14% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6972nd and 7532nd ($753 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Mauritania, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 4893rd and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Nouakchott

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	Guarulhos	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$5862

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

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