Guayaquil vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$364	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	47	14
😀 Quality of life	51	47
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.08M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 37% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5905th and 7033rd ($925 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Mauritania, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6147th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Nouakchott

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	Guayaquil	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$6979

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

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