Luanda vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luanda	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$517	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$825	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3779	$160
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	19	14
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.45M

The cost of living in Luanda is 59% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5315th and 7532nd ($1047 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Mauritania, respectively. Check Angola vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 5283rd and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Nouakchott

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	Luanda	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$121	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.35%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11941	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$154	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16706	$5862

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039

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