Havana vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$472	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	46	14
😀 Quality of life	54	45
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.45M

The cost of living in Havana is 64% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5103rd and 7596th ($1073 vs $653) 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 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6382nd and 7210th 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	$4.33	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$6774

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607

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