Isfahan vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$208	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	63	14
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.45M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 25% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8733rd and 7596th ($488 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Iran and Mauritania, respectively. Check Iran vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6153rd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Nouakchott

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	Isfahan	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$6774

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616

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