Istanbul vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$649	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	95	14
😀 Quality of life	76	47
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.08M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 85% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 4347th and 7033rd ($1248 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Mauritania, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 850th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Nouakchott

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	Istanbul	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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