Havana vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$373	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	47	14
😀 Quality of life	53	47
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.08M

The cost of living in Havana is 37% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5902nd and 7033rd ($926 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Mauritania, respectively. Check Cuba vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6054th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Nouakchott

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	Havana	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$6979

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

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