Louisville vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$160
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	60	14
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	246K	1.45M

The cost of living in Louisville is 179% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 2713th and 7532nd ($1837 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 333rd and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Nouakchott

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	Louisville	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$5862

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

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