Izmir vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$437	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	68	14
😀 Quality of life	68	47
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.08M

The cost of living in Izmir is 35% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5990th and 7033rd ($909 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Izmir compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 3369th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Nouakchott

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	Izmir	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$6979

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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