Los Angeles vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	99	14
😀 Quality of life	93	47
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.08M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 374% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 80th and 7033rd ($3196 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 58th and 6451st 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	$21.7	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$6979

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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