Lusaka vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lusaka | Nouakchott | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lusaka is 1% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7398th and 7342nd ($655 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Zambia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mauritania comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6625th and 7156th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lusaka vs Nouakchott
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| Lusaka | Nouakchott | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 209 km or 130 mi | Choma | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Ndola | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Kitwe | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Mufulira | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Chingola | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Kadoma | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Livingstone | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Harare | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 426 km or 265 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Marondera | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Mansa | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Gweru | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Likasi | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 574 km or 356 mi |  Tete | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Masvingo | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Mutare | |
| 613 km or 381 mi |  Lilongwe | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Francistown | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Kasama | |
| 686 km or 426 mi | Chimoio | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Mzimba | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Blantyre | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Zomba | |
| 757 km or 471 mi | Mangochi | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Mulanje | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Serowe | |
| 802 km or 499 mi | Palapye | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Beira | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 917 km or 570 mi |  Mbeya | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 175 km or 109 mi |  Rosso | |
| 234 km or 145 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Louga | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Thies | |
| 398 km or 248 mi | Rufisque | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Dakar | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Fatick | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Kaolack | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Banjul | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Lamin | |
| 540 km or 335 mi | Brikama | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Kolda | |
| 612 km or 380 mi | Ziguinchor | |
| 672 km or 417 mi |  Bafata | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Bissau | |
| 877 km or 545 mi |  Praia | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Assomada | |
| 904 km or 562 mi |  Boffa | |
| 953 km or 592 mi | Mamou | |
| 965 km or 600 mi | Mindelo | |
| 978 km or 608 mi | Forecariah | |
| 984 km or 611 mi | Conakry | |
| 1041 km or 647 mi |  Banamba | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Bamako | |
| 1048 km or 651 mi |  Laayoune | |
| 1071 km or 665 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 1094 km or 680 mi |  Santa Lucia de Tirajana | |
| 1107 km or 688 mi |  Freetown | |
| 1117 km or 694 mi | Kankan | |
| 1119 km or 695 mi | Las Palmas | |
| 1135 km or 705 mi | Tenerife | |
| 1145 km or 712 mi | La Orotava | |
| 1151 km or 715 mi | Puerto de la Cruz | |
| 1155 km or 718 mi | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
| 1157 km or 719 mi | San Cristobal de La Laguna | |
| 1159 km or 720 mi | Segou | |
| 1166 km or 725 mi | Markala | |
| 1175 km or 730 mi | Bougouni | |
| 1179 km or 732 mi | Puerto del Rosario | |
| 1203 km or 748 mi | Corralejo |