Los Angeles vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$188
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	99	14
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.45M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 424% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 62nd and 7596th ($3420 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in the United States and Mauritania, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 50th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Nouakchott

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	Los Angeles	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$6774

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653