Kingston vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$664	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	41	14
😀 Quality of life	54	47
🏙️ Population	580K	1.08M

The cost of living in Kingston is 104% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3941st and 7033rd ($1378 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Mauritania, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5942nd and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Nouakchott

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	Kingston	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$6979

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

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