Houston vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1651
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$46.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$671
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Houston is 232% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1258th and 7054th ($2248 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1 months in Nouakchott. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 82nd and 6518th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$59.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	12.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$3380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$87.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$80.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$7077

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$649
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1003
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1203
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1095
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1198
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1051
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$488
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$520
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$569
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1039
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$866
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$889
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$835
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$840
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$972
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$994
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$974
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1030
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$495
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1213
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$979
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$498
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$496
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$496
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1592