Lusaka vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$312	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	37	14
😀 Quality of life	49	47
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.08M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 9% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6726th and 7033rd ($738 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Zambia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Zambia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6269th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Nouakchott

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	Lusaka	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$6979

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

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