Kingstown vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$370	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	4	14
😀 Quality of life	26	47
🏙️ Population	13.9K	1.08M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 48% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5500th and 7033rd ($1000 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8510th and 6451st 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	$6.63	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$6979

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

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