Kingstown vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingstown	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2388	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$381	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	4	14
😀 Quality of life	55	44
🏙️ Population	24.5K	1.45M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 51% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5701st and 7532nd ($995 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saint Vincent and Mauritania, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6376th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Nouakchott

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	Kingstown	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.37	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.7	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.49%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.67	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.65	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11266	$5862

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697