Lima vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$407	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	78	14
😀 Quality of life	65	47
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.08M

The cost of living in Lima is 45% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5647th and 7033rd ($977 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Mauritania, respectively. Check Peru vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 4234th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Nouakchott

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	Lima	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$6979

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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