Lome vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lome	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1899	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$293	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$116	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	16	14
😀 Quality of life	27	44
🏙️ Population	2.19M	1.45M

The cost of living in Lome is 22% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6752nd and 7532nd ($802 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Mauritania, respectively. Check Togo vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lome compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8925th and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Nouakchott

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	Lome	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.61	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.42	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.87	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.27%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.99	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.52	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$5862

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Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$454
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$796
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$683
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$612
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$607
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$673
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$703
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$861
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1022
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$650
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$673
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$675
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$562
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$664
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$759
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$682
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$775
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$659
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$612
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$538
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$578
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$655
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$594
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$878
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1075
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1198
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1066
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$922
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1063
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$785
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1555
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$618

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