Houston vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$762
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	91	47
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.08M

The cost of living in Houston is 236% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 1229th and 7033rd ($2265 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 97th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.88
⛽ 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	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$6979

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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