Lyon vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$773	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$762
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	93	14
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	521K	1.08M

The cost of living in Lyon is 133% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 3152nd and 7033rd ($1570 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in France and Mauritania, respectively. Check France vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 195th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Nouakchott

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	Lyon	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$6979

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

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