Houston vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$173
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Houston is 239% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1375th and 7342nd ($2240 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 77th and 7156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Nouakchott

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	Houston	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$3383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$87.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$20.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$6942

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$630
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1060
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1140
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1141
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1221
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1084
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1088
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$516
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$541
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$598
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1044
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$872
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$895
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$964
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$962
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$999
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1021
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$997
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$999
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1067
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$506
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$629
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1347
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$506
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$508
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1658