Isfahan vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$211	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	66	14
😀 Quality of life	48	47
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.08M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 22% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8454th and 7033rd ($523 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Mauritania, respectively. Check Iran vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6375th and 6451st 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	$3.39	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$6979

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

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